The recently completed Student Union has reenergized student life at Florida State in a way that few could imagine. Replacing the former student union complex, the new Union is a significant upgrade in terms of size, quality, and variety of space, amenities, and services. Not unexpectedly, the Student Union has quickly regained its position as the primary hub for campus activity at Florida State. The 269,000 GSF building provides a variety of space types, such as offices for Student Government, Greek Life, and the Union administration; lounge and study spaces; flexible meeting rooms and multi-purpose ballrooms; and retail spaces, including the new campus bookstore, retail, and dining venues with their associated support spaces such as kitchens, delivery and storage areas. The FSU Student Union goes further, however, and includes a bowling and billiard center, a nightclub, an art center, elevated porches, and outdoor activity areas which are both landscaped and hardscaped, such as those found on the new Union green as well as the largest green roof at FSU. With design features such as superior visibility, the melding of indoor and outdoor space, creative engineering systems, and a contemporary interpretation of the FSU’s architectural design guidelines, just to name a few, the Student Union provides the ultimate student experience at FSU. (Design collaboration with Workshop Architects.)