Husky Union Building
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The Husky Union Building (The HUB) is a building at the University of Washington that is known as the center of campus[1] as it functions as an event center, a place for student engagement[clarification needed], and a place intended to improve student experience.[clarification needed][2]
The HUB's original architecture contained elements of Collegiate Gothic Revival Style, but a more modern interior.[3] It was transferred from the Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) to the university administration in April 1962.
Talks of building a union building at the University of Washington began in 1919, after decades of planning, it was fully constructed and opened in October 1949.[1] The original building was 71,000 square feet. Throughout time, many additions were made to the HUB; what student paper The Washington Daily would refer to as the building's name. In 1952, a ballroom, game room, deck, an expansion of the food service, and barbershop were all added to the building. In 1953, the University Book Store added a branch inside the building.[4]
In the early 1970s, the hub underwent a major renovation that included one of the largest precast structural beams ever used in a structure. The firm Joyce Copeland Vaughan and Nordfors designed the renovation, the principal architect was Clayton R Joyce, a University of Washington graduate class of 58. The HUB now stands at 262,000 square feet.[2] Construction began in July 2010 on another remodeling of the HUB. The Grand Opening of the new HUB took place in Fall 2012.[2]
