Karn, Russell Alexander2014-07-032014-07-032014-07-02vt_gsexam:3292http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49295This thesis grew from a curiosity to understand monumentality, form, and design in a project that is rooted in constructional development. The program is a city hall in Rockville, Maryland, in the spirit of a basilica. A city hall should act as a room for the city. This is a place for public matters to be debated, people to meet others, events to be celebrated, and ideas to be discussed.viii, 76 pagesETDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V855 2014.K376Architecture, ModernCity halls -- Designs and plansThesis