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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, and a place intended to improve student experience. It emphasizes five core values: discovery, empowerment, equity, integrity, service.[2]
History and Architecture
[edit]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. Then, from 1959 to 1962, an auditorium, meeting rooms, and expansion of the dining area were added. From 1975 to 1977, another renovation added a second ballroom in addition to one final expansion with a new wing. 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]
Activities and Event Spaces
[edit]Within the HUB, there are variety of spaces to hold activities and events.
The lower floor hosts HUB Games, which is home to a bowling alley, an e-sports lounge, table tennis and pool tables, and other gaming consoles and board games.[4] The HUB also contains the Husky Den Food Court, a dining hall which contains a variety of food options. Some of the notable restaurants in the food court include: Ace Sushi, DUB Street Burgers, Firecracker, Motosurf and Pagliacci Pizza.[5] In addition, many other services are hosted at the HUB, such as an information desk and a University Book Store. One notable trait about many of the office rooms at the HUB is that they are hosts to specific student groups and services available to registered student organizations (RSO) or to the general student population. These rooms include Scissor's Edge, a salon and styling shop[6], Q Center[7], an office for Greek Life[8], and meditation room.[9] Another notable space to hold events in is the HUB Ballroom, which fills almost 14,000 square feet.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kareiva, Celina. "History of the HUB". The Daily of the University of Washington. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ a b c "About the HUB". The HUB. 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "BOLA Architecture + Planning" (PDF). Husky Union Building Historic Resources Addendum. January 2010.
- ^ "Games". The HUB. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Husky Den Food Court - UW HFS". hfs.uw.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Scissor's Edge". The HUB. 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ "Q Center". The HUB. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ "Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life". The HUB. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ "HUB Meditation Room". The HUB. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ "HUB 211: Ballroom". The HUB. 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
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Category:University of Washington campus Category:1949 establishments in Washington (state) Category:School buildings completed in 1949