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UNL class envisions a future for Old City Hall

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UNL class envisions a future for Old City Hall

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• Dec 11, 2023
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln assistant professor Aziza Cyamani (second from right) listen as students Wijdan Almamari (right), Will Janecek (from left) and Said Al Mahrouqi discuss their design concept for the Old City Hall on Friday.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Kaitlin Goehring discusses a design concept for the Old City Hall on Friday.

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A design concept for the Old City Hall by University of Nebraska-Lincoln students.

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The first city hall building in Lincoln's also housed the city's first post office.

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Some 140 years ago, the gray, four-story limestone building on the corner of Ninth and O streets in Lincoln was deemed the most imposing U.S. Post Office west of the Missouri River.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln assistant professor Aziza Cyamani (second from right) listen as students Wijdan Almamari (right), Will Janecek (from left) and Said Al Mahrouqi discuss their design concept for the Old City Hall on Friday.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Kaitlin Goehring discusses a design concept for the Old City Hall on Friday.

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A design concept for the Old City Hall by University of Nebraska-Lincoln students.

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The first city hall building in Lincoln's also housed the city's first post office.

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