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RALEIGH, N.C. — Phase II of North Carolina State’s (NC State) Talley Student Union in Raleigh is underway. The development includes a 117,000-square-foot renovation and a new 171,000-square-foot addition. Phase II, set for an early 2015 completion, will include a four-story atrium carved from the existing structure, bookstore, additional offices, renovations to the 800-seat Stewart Theater, a video wall facing exterior gathering space Stafford Commons, meeting rooms and lounge areas. The project team, including Cooper Carry and Duda|Paine Architects, is designing the student union to achieve LEED Silver certification. NC State students also took part in the design process.