The goal is to create the look and feel of being very much its own institution, he said. Internally, it's already feeling like that. Except inside the Dawg Shed. Tacoma buildings one already remodeled into classrooms and the other soon to be. Someone once suggested razing the Dawg Shed.
People really like it.
Although lacking the architectural appeal of surrounding structures, the Dawg Shed's survival reflects the university's strategy of preserving the neighborhood's character while charting a fresh direction. A view of campus from the entrance to the Washington State History Museum across the street. The UW first offered classes in Tacoma in 1990 in a building downtown before the current campus opened in 1997. The university chose the warehouse district because of its easy freeway access, proximity to Tacoma's redeveloping downtown and the synergy of restoring old historic buildings, said Idstrom. Most of these buildings were in imminent danger of being demolished by neglect.