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Volume 22 - 2014 Lehigh Review
2014
Easton, PA City Hall Proposal
Justin Tagg
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EASTON, PA 
CITY HALL PROPOSAL
Justin Tagg
What is “Civic Architecture?”
It should express the values and cultural attitudes 
of humanity. This design uses the fundamental 
architectural element, the arch, to promote the 
notion of civic design while amplifying the arch’s 
inherent qualities of unification and centering. By 
abstracting the position and size of the masses that 
comprise the segments of the arch, the building 
takes the form of a clustered, city skyline where 
each segment turns to face the central plaza and 
main entrance. The exterior reflects the dichotomy 
of government. Contemporary fritted glass masses 
collide with the traditional brick masonry that clads 
the main rectangular structure and base level.


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