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,'.... -4- -:" ', m'7, ' , . friday, October 24, 1975 f - pageS daily nebraskan . , , nir-n , T w, VI ) fits ;i I, -4 LL. i7lojj7: - t -U l.. r i ii-:;55 I ) f ..gr szzE x.XPmmTI ill l r f :-v. . a-Qk - i - ifr " it : ' -c'! " ; i " ;. :.v: . "-S i v.. -ri:: . j ' Vt.-;,-: the beauty and the beast Nebraska's State Capitol needs help. This is the consensus of a "ar-long study by the UNI College of Architecture, fi nanced by a $40,000 grant from the Na- uundi cnuowmeni 10 ine Arts. Architecture professors Roger Schluntz and Tom Laging directed the study and re ceived help from the State1 Historical Society, the American Institute of Archi tects, the Downtown Advisory Council and other state and city departments. The study resulted in 124 pages of recommendations to be published in No vember, Schluntz said. The main recommendations include: -Refurbishing the building to its style in 1932 when it was completed. -Landscaping the capitol grounds and neighborhood areas surrounding the building. -Initiating a long-range comprehensive plan for future state government building needs. Out of place Vern Clark, state building division ad - mimstrator, cited rows of metal phone Nv-n- ! signs scrawled in felt tip pen c vhe latest additions to the build ing which we "totally out of place." In some areas, acoustic tile has been glued to the ceiling. .... 'This is blasphemy against the building and is not really necessary,' Corridors have been blocked to provide office space, but Clark said these corn dors should be opened and the office that are in the tower should be removed. Though the tower is safe for o"ee, he said it was intended for storage and causes a strain on the small elevators. Replace furnishings Modern-styled fixtures and fumgs need to be replaced with others more com patible with the building structure, Ltok said. These blights on the buying note or present an unprofessional appearance for visitors, Clark said. available Many old fixtures are . still avauable making it less costly to replac modern lighting, which the study foun ngept. able, said David Murphy, architect lor the State Historical Society. arvnn nf The study also proposed preservatono a neighborhood southeast of the r cap ol grounds which has historical and architec tural significance, Murphy said.