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Padelford Hall is an academic building on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington. Opened in 1967, it was awarded the American Institute of Architects Seattle merit award for design. [1] The building, which holds the English Department and many other departments, is known for being the site of frequent student and staff protest. [2]

It is named for Frederick Morgan Padelford, who taught in the university's English department and graduate school from 1901 to 1942. [3]

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References

  1. issue, Sarah Anderson. "40 years on, Padelford Hall continues to mystify". UW Magazine — University of Washington Magazine.
  2. Writer, Isabel Smith Contributing (5 December 2022). "Protest through architecture: Was Padelford Hall really built to dissuade student occupation?". The Daily of the University of Washington.
  3. University of Washington: An Architectural Tour. Princeton Architectural Press. 2001. ISBN   978-1-56898-247-2.