Barton Myers' design for the Housing Union Building (HUB), at the University of Alberta in Edmonton created a widely-emulated prototype for cold Canadian climates. Internationally recognized for its innovative design, the HUB is a 957-foot long, climate-controlled galleria built over an existing street and links existing and future campus buildings. the project.

The project, sponsored by the Alberta Students' Union, combines unique common amenities and a mix of compatible uses to create a student 'street' that functions as a contemporary version of a European galleria. On either side of the 'street', which has shops, cafés and restaurants along its length, 4 1/2 floors contain single, double and four-bedroom student units. In total, the project houses 1,000 students, as well as 40 retail outlets, a daycare center, game areas and lounges. The roof spans 28 feet with an exposed steel roof truss and is covered with clear acrylic plastic domes.