Citizen Architect - Summer 2019

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Janice Wittschiebe JANICE WITTSCHIEBE, AIA came into architecture by chance. She decided to join her sister and attend Georgia Tech with a major in Industrial Design but after the first year one of her professors told her she should change her major and study Architecture. It was the best decision she took. After graduation she worked for a few local firms including Cooper Carry, Thompson Hancock & Witter and Brookwood Group before deciding to open her own practice. She partnered with Carol Richard and opened Richard Wittschiebe in

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1991. Their focus was K-12 schools, colleges and universities, corporate and industrial office spaces, aquatic facilities, recreational and parks buildings, and fraternity houses. The company went through a few changes merging with Hand Design Studios in 2007 and with Stevens & Wilkinson in 2014 but continued to create the same outstanding projects. Outside the office, Janice Wittschiebe, AIA is very involved in her community, focusing on mentorship and supporting the professional development of students and interns.

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