Project Snapshot
Approximate Total Cost
$22,500,000
Timeline
Planning: May 2019–Sept. 2023
Designing: Sept. 2023–June 2025
Construction: September 2026
Completion: Fall/Winter 2026
About the Project

Discover the vision behind restoring the ASUW Shell House into a vibrant hub where history, community and the waterfront come together once again.
Project Updates

Explore the latest updates, milestones and behind-the-scenes moments as we restore this iconic landmark on the Montlake Cut.
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Help preserve a historic campus landmark. Your support brings us closer to revitalizing the Shell House for future generations to gather, learn and connect.
Timeline & Next Steps
A fall groundbreaking event is planned for Sept. 17 with construction planned to begin Sept. 29.
“The ASUW Shell House is an icon of Seattle’s identity – a monument, a museum, a workspace, a gathering place on the water where we can pull together, to collaborate, to innovate, and to celebrate our unique identity.”
Daniel James Brown
Author, The Boys in the Boat
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The University of Washington acknowledges the Coast Salish people of the lands and waters where the ASUW Shell House rests — land that touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot nations.