THE TECTONICS OF TURNING THE CORNER: A New City Hall for Boston, Massachusetts

In today’s society, the relationship between architecture and political behavior is largely undetected. Such is the case with Boston, Massachusetts’ present City Hall, where the brutalist structure was once believed to broadcast Boston’s power and importance however time has shown it to be an unengaged object in Boston’s historical landscape with a plaza devoid of activity. This project proposes a new city hall and plaza design for Boston that proves through the lens of the corner, physical architectural attributes can make Boston’s City Hall a successful civic space that embodies Boston’s history, democracy and public