Bowie State University’s New Student Union will replace the existing Wiseman facility with 95,000 GSF of space featuring a three-story atrium/lobby, bookstore, ballroom and other amenities. Once complete the New Student Union will become the focal point for student engagement and the new “front door” for the campus. Working with Manganaro MidAtlantic, Structura is responsible for structural lightgage drawings and calculations for metal stud backup, parapet, soffit and canopy framing. Design challenges included large roof fin overhang soffits that support the curtainwall heads and a stepped soffit condition at the entrance of the new building.