Phase 1 Milestones
Phase I of the project to build w菨色菨b蕯altx史 – Intellectual House came to completion when the 乱伦社区 and Native American communities celebrated its Intellectual House grand opening on March 12, 2015.
Phase I included construction of聽an 8,400 square-foot building that聽features a gathering hall for 600, a large kitchen that accommodates teaching space for indigenous food preparation and a meeting space. Also included is an outdoor gathering circle.
The planning process received input and guidance from UW community members, an elders committee and regional tribes. Funding for Phase I was provided through the UW, individual gifts, organizations, communities, corporations, foundations and government organizations. A site blessing was performed on April 10, 2009 and the Phase 1 groundbreaking ceremony was held Oct. 25, 2013.
Fundraising for Phase II – a Teaching and Learning space – is underway. Information on how to support these efforts can be found on the Intellectual House Phase 2 Campaign page.
More News
: w菨色菨b蕯altx史 – Intellectual House is a place the UW Native American community can call home. of the June 2015 issue of Columns Magazine.
opens its doors. featuring the grand opening festivities.
As home for Native learning opens, a dream is realized. .
, including聽the August 6 Log Blessing.
The UW broke ground on w菨色菨b蕯altx史, Oct. 25, 2013, celebrating a significant milestone in the 40-year dream to build a longhouse on campus. .
have been approved for the Intellectual House.
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Snoqualmie Indian Tribe pledges $100,000 to support the Intellectual House. .
in matching gift funds toward the $10.6 million needed to build the Intellectual House if $5 million can be raised by the end of 2011. .
UW Regents approve traditional naming of the House of Knowledge聽to聽W菨色菨b蕯altx史, which translates to “Intellectual House” in the Lushootseed language and is phonetically pronounced “wah-sheb-altuh”. Read the details聽Read the naming details.
Jones & Jones聽have been selected as the architects for the Intellectual House. Their predesign for the project was completed in June 2010. .
Yakama Nation to donate materials valued at $91,000 to the Intellectual House. Read the Yakama Nation donation details.
Viewpoints magazine聽features the Intellectual House project in its Fall 2008 issue. .
