Demolition began today to replace the existing UW Tacoma facility know as the "Dawg Shed" with a new 20,250 square foot Assembly Hall. The site is east of the library, flanked on the south by the Cherry Parkes building, to the north by the Walsh Gardner building and to the east by Pacific Ave.Scheduled for completion in 2008, the Assembly Hall will serve as a venue for world-class public lectures, arts events, performances and classes and will provide a student commons area, collaborative study rooms and new retail space along Pacific. Construction will begin in September.
Very cool -- thanks for the info and links over to those renderings. Exciting progress for that visible spot in downtown.
ReplyDeleteScheduled for completion in 2008, the Assembly Hall will serve as a venue for world-class public lectures, arts events, performances and classes and will provide a student commons area, collaborative study rooms and new retail space along Pacific.
ReplyDeleteGood news.
Having retail space on Pacific Avenue is a critical piece of the project. Let's make sure pedestrians don't just look into classrooms on the main drag in Tacoma.
It is great to see the UWT's continued development. Thank you for sharing the news.
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