The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07

floor is unfortunate and unnecessaiy: 1t necessitates building much toc large on the ground for, symmaetrxy. yas x ,dea ana of proportfon and design and conform ity to existing conditions.
 The best results can be obtaine4 oy oarryng ssssitset dsssr ana n the %inss The proportion of the columns ana caps of the present building are excei, lent. The logical treatment; taking am laying aside demands for interior re- cuirements, is to use two facades on the wings identical with tnoSe on sns present building. narrowing the fronts of these wings so as to make them sup. sidiary to the main structure and put ting them back of the front line or the
 %The placing of ped,ments over these the sky line. The enrichment of the now sruGs ana ana Sf 1sa structure, and the placing of balus- trade above the cornice iengthens this sky line and adds to the apparent height of the building.
 Unfortunate Dome Plan.
 The most unfortunate features of
 the first and third prize designs are the
 the structures and strained and out of keeping on a building of pure classic design. The present dome, 50 familiar t.o the people of Alabama. is excellent
 
 demands an enlarged dome. but be- lieve the best effects can be obtained
 by practically adhering to the old de-
 more and better proportioned columns and an enriched cornice conforming to
 the new main cornice of the building.
 third prize design is excellent except
 that it is unfortunate in connecting
 directly to the present building, and so
 shutting out all the light and air from 10 nnrth
 T believe the articulation of the
 present building with the old can best
 be done at the rear of the old build
 ing. making connection on each floor and keeping floor heights in old and
 new building identical. The idea of having to go down flight of stairs
 the old building if you are on the ssc- ond floor is ridiculous and unnecessary. A wide paved terrace connecting the
 or hf ed moud convenient and successful feature to
 "of course anything I may say in will bear little weight and Is done at your request. But. in conclusion, will state that if given the work today on story wings, 1 would most certainly re- fuse. just as I refused to submit draw ings for two-story separate judges
 T believe that if properly designed the new building can be made one of the grandest.. simplest. most effective
 classic capitals anywhere in the whole
 world. But to do this the architect l must not be tied down by arbitrary de- mands for floor arrangements, or ar- bitrary heights, but must give his best stick practically to the Corinthtan or der. the most finished of the ancient Greek orders.
 T naturally believe my design to he the best submitted and lAavA m
 biased public to determine the merits
 of the design for themselves" MT. Lockwood Not Found. Diligent effort was made yesterday afternoon and last night to get a state ment from the successful bidder, Mir Lockwood, in support of his two story plan. MT. Lockwood was not at his office in the afternoon. At a late hour last night he had not returned to his residence on South Lawrence Street. A servant said that 1t was possible MT. Lockwood would spend the night out of | the city as his family was not at home. It was intimated yesterday afternoon by member of the original Building Committee that the general plan as adopted might be materially altered. This official pointed out that under the terms of the bid, the State reserved the right to revise the design submitted | and the architect was required to make such further drawings as the Commits sion might require.
 Governor Jelks said that the work | of building the south wing would begin | just as soon as tfN matter of awarding | the construction work was completed. The Supreme Court has adopted the | plans." said one member of the Com | mission, and as soon as the details are worked out by the architect, it is left to the original Commission to build the | addition. We cannot change window | or a door,"