The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, August 27, 1979, Page page 10, Image 10
1 1- p8Q9 10 daily nebraskan monday, august 27, 1979 'UNL landscaping projects include courtyard and gazebo By Diane Andersen ff , The UNL Grounds Department is planning numerous landscaping projects and improvements under the direc tion of its new landscape architect, Kim Todd, according to assistant architect Jim Magmi. ' "In my opinion, Kim is a really good designer and she motivates the people around her," Magmi said. An enclosed courtyard near Keim Hall on East Campus is one of the more elaborate, and expensive, projects on the drawing board for fall. "ItH probably take the Central Planning Committee and the regents about a year to get it approved," said Magmi. Magmi said the courtyard, designed by Todd, is called "Experience of Space." It will contain curved brick path ways, an amphitheater for lectures, and running water along steps leading to a fountain. J "One of the really innovative features is that every thing is curved," Magmi said. (ftAAftA He estimated that a contractor might charge $100,000 for the entire job, but a lot of money could be saved if grounds workers put in the native plants and bricking themselves. THE COURTYARD also will feature a covered gazebo and will be accessible to the handicapped, Magmi said. If -Experience of Space" is approved by the Central Planning Committee and NU Board of Reeents, as all UNL landscaping projects must be, work could be started next spring. The project will take at least a year to com plete. The "North Core" project on East Campus is another of the landscapes' long-term goals. Todd said that since work started last spring, sidewalk from Keim Hall to the 'If, is 4 ...... T i 5- CJ ,? ts m . Til. Daily Nebraskan Photo The model shows the UNL Grounds Department proposed landscaping design for the courtyard between Keim Hall and the newly-built Plant Science building. r i r " i i v. . - L i i o I L $ziaJ&J!l-pj& jmBjzfACE .m 1bJpsn .j&tiM r. txQfflJfQ & pyn ; IS. 3WJUXXC1 t - r East Union has been completed Another walk has been staked out by the veterinary science building. "We only have the funding for the first two phases of sidewalk," Todd said, adding that the final two phases will include plants that tolerate acidic soil conditions, such as pines, spruce and certain shrubs. THE "SOUTH CORE" East Campus project is even farther along, according to Todd. She said the grounds department has finished five sidewalks around the heavy traffic area of the East Union. A considerable amount of earthworks, shaped like hump's have been put In. . "Again, we don't have the money to put in plant mat erials," Todd said, adding that the South Core grading, irrigation systems and lighting have already been installed. "We're to the point with budget restrictions that we have to be looking for private donations," she explained. The University Foundation is a source of private funding, she added. Todd said that last year the landscape plant projects received about $20,000 from the grounds department. "ITD BE NICE to start on our fund drive this fall," she said. Magmi said plans for city campus landscaping this fall include a facelift of 10th Street, near Memorial Stadium. New trees will be planted in an effort to make the "weedy" area look better, he said. "It's an important part of the campus because it's the only view of the campus that some people ever get," he said. Todd said large trees from four nursery sites on East Campus will be tagged and replanted in the fall or spring by a contractor. "WE'RE GOING on the assumption that we can go ahead and plant and maybe they won't expland the stadium for a while," she said. Thursday, the Central Planning Committee will decide on the site they will recommend for the new Alumni Center. Todd and Magmi said they are favoring site "D", the metered parking lot west of the Selleck Quadrangle, if an off-campus site is unacceptable to the committee. "John Duve (UNL parking coordinator), Kim and I have worked together on this," Magmi said. He said Duve may try to get replacement parking space in the Gunny's Complex or a ramp lot next to the Student Union if the site is chosen. Bus schedules changed Lincoln Transportation System buses-will start fall schedules on Monday. LTS General Manager Jerry Olson said only minor time changes are involved. Schedules that change include Bethany, Arapahoe, East Vine, Gaslight Village, Arnold Heights, formal and West A. v - rv'" UNL's shuttle service between downtown and east campuses also begins Monday. The shuttle bus runs from Lyman Hall on the downtown campus to East Campus's Burr-Fedde. Student fare for the shuttle bus is 10 cent with a uni versity I.D. Tokens can also be purchased at the Nebraska Unions. The university operates a shuttle bus between UNO and UNL. The bus leaves UNO's Medical Center at 6:30 ajn., stops at the UNO mail room-at 7:00 a.m., and Morrill Hall at 8:40 a jn. The afternoon schedule starts in Lincoln at 1:00 p.m. . at 171 West Nebraska Hall, arrives at UNO at 2:40 pjn., stops at the Medical Center at 3:10 p jti and completes the circuit in Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at theUursar's office for $1; This bus is for university students and faculty only. 9 v V A if We Put It All Tocher. i p Complete Barber & Cosmetology Savice fp i f f CaJlfor App't or just welk in $ ii L. - A VIn Downtown h Uncoh's Comer on Hdittjrf . ; r J Qpen MoncJay Thru Saturday Ctudcnt Prlsc3i tco! oHairCuts o Stylss o Perms o Shampoos etc.' MB. t k 1 i mum