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I am about to put together the Basilica Administratum kit from GW. Has anyone tried to construct the kit in a manner that will allow one to store it flat and in several pieces? Any advice would be appreciated.

Well, you could do the same thing that is done with models and magnetize the parts. You would definitely need more powerful/larger magnets. You could also construct a plastic pin system by drilling holes in one half of the join and a piece of plasticard tubing in the other of the same diameter. Personally, I would go with the magnets as they can be embedded, so there are no parts sticking out that can break off with regular joining and unjoining. The corner of the administratum building is pretty thin, so I would recommend using a dremel for the cut, ideally at 45 degrees. Then drill into the plastic on both sides with a drill bit that is the same diameter as your magnets every 2-3". This can be repeated for the base. I am not saying that any part of this is easy, just that this is how I would tackle it. These kits weren't really built with this in mind, but hey, hacking rules! I wouldn't bother magnetizing the little buttresses on the sides, that is just way too much hassle.

as mentioned, magnetize the parts. you might be able to save on magnets by finding ferromagnetic metal that's easy to cut with a sufficiently strong bond. How it works is you put magnets along two edges of the plastic parts, and you put the metal along the two other edges.

This has the added benefit of not requiring every single magnet to have the correct polarization, though it DOES run the risk of providing a slightly weaker structure (can get around it by adding one or two more magnets along relevant edges)

Plasticard tubing idea mentioned above is a greate principle but terrible idea. Plasticard tubing can snap on you and then you're screwed.... better off just drilling holes and using paperclips or other metal wires. Trouble is, I'm guessing you'll need 4 holes per edge per unit, and the holes will need to be much more percise than with magnets, so it may be cheaper, but it's more labor intensive, less forgiving with errors in precision, etc.