Draft:Founders Hall, University of Washington

Founder's Hall
General information
LocationUniversity of Washington
Address4215 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195
Town or citySeattle
CountryUnited States
Opened06/2022
Design and construction
Architect(s)LMN
Awards and prizes2023 Education Facility Design Award — AIA National

2023 World's Most Beautiful Campus Laureate — Prix Versailles 2022 Distinguished Project Award for Public Projects Over $10M — NWCCC

2022 Award for Innovation and Achievement in Sustainability — NWCCC

Founders Hall at the Foster School is a privately funded building on the University of Washington campus. The 85,000 square-foot, five-story building opened in Fall 2022 and replaced MacKenzie Hall[1]..[2][3]

Founders Hall contains 28 team and interview rooms, four executive conference rooms, and two 135-seat tiered classrooms.[4] The "Center for Centers" houses various experiential learning centers, such as the Buerk Center[5] for Entrepreneurship and Global Business Center. Additionally, it accommodates degree program offices, career centers, and interview rooms honoring Foster alumni who served in the U.S. military branches. The building showcases original Indigenous art, commissioned to honor the land's heritage. Two prominent local Native artists, Shaun Peterson and James Madison[6]

  1. ^ "Mackenzie Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA". 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Founders Hall". Think Wood. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  3. ^ "Mass Timber: UW Health Sciences Education Building + Founders Hall Tour". AIA Seattle. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Founders Hall". Foster Business Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  5. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/uwbuerk/
  6. ^ Kalliber, Kim (2023-01-18). "Life of the Salmon cemented on UW campus". Tulalip News. Retrieved 2024-01-22.

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