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Milgard Hall construction timelapse

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Overview

Milgard Hall - East Elevation

Scheduled to open in early 2023, Milgard Hall will be a home for innovation, where business and technology meet. The building will be named Milgard Hall in honor of James A. and Carolyn Milgard and the Gary E. Milgard Family Foundations, longtime supporters of the University of Washington Tacoma.

The 55,000 square-foot Milgard Hall will be located adjacent to the Snoqualmie Library Building and the Prairie Line Trail on a portion of the Cragle Parking Lot. The building will house elements of the Milgard School of Business, laboratory spaces to support the School of Engineering and Technology, expanded space for the Global Innovation and Design Lab, a High Impact Practices teaching space and general classrooms.

Milgard Hall will be delivered by the University’s project partners, Andersen Construction and Architecture Research Office.

Project Goals

Innovate

  • Promote interdisciplinary innovation through the creation of teaching and convening spaces that leverage existing industry and nonprofit partnerships and engage the Tacoma community.

     
  • Encourage Design Thinking by promoting interactions between faculty, staff, students and the community.

     
  • Plan for expanding academic programs by incorporating design and building strategies that will maximize value and enable efficient future growth.

Educate

  • Provide a flexible learning environment that will support evolving modes of teaching and collaboration throughout the building’s lifetime.

     
  • Integrate ambitious sustainable strategies through mass timber and energy efficient construction that demonstrate environmentally responsible design to students and faculty.

Engage

  • Establish a student-oriented hub at the south end of campus that contributes to the academic core and reinforces the Prairie Line Trail.

     
  • Create a welcoming building that relates to Tacoma’s rich history of timber and speaks to the future.

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Major Milestones

January 2020

Complete Project Pre-Design Phase

November 2020

Complete Project Definition Phase

July 2021

Complete Project Design Phase / Begin Construction

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Architect Kim Yao talks about Milgard Hall on the American Building podcast

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Milgard Hall Project Exceeds Business Equity Goals!

In alignment with the University of Washington Business Equity Enterprises Program, the Milgard Hall design-build team set an early project goal to award at least 20 percent of the total dollar value of project contracts to Business Equity Enterprises (BEE), defined as small businesses, minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned firms, and other historically marginalized businesses. As of April 2022, the project team has met and exceeded that goal, awarding over 40 percent of contract value to BEE firms, half of which are minority- or women-owned.  

Certification

% Contract Value

Women-Owned Business Enterprises

19.62%

Minority-Owned Business Enterprises

2.69%

Small Business Enterprises

15.69%

Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises

2.21%

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender-Owned Enterprises

0%

TOTAL

40.21%

Many thanks to the university’s Milgard Hall project partners, Andersen Construction and Architectural Research Office, for delivering such outstanding results and for their commitment to expanding opportunity to BEE firms! 

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Frequently Asked Questions

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When will building construction start?

Construction began in July 2021.

When will the project be complete and the building open for use?

Milgard Hall is scheduled to be open for campus use in early 2023.

Originally, the building was going to be built next to Court 17. Why was the location changed?

The decision to relocate the project to a site next to the Snoqualmie Library Building along the Prairie Line was made for two reasons. First, the selected location better integrates Milgard Hall into the academic core of campus. Second, the original location is better suited for future development of student life facilities, given its proximity to Court 17 and the University YMCA.

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