July 2013
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firm from others. Despite being full-time,
engaged professionals (which includes Witt-
schiebe’s role as the current President of AIA
in Georgia), neither are so caught-up in busi-
ness dealings as to lose sight of the impor-
tance of family. The need to provide care for
a frail step mother basically prompted Rich-
ard to relocate to Wisconsin, yet she still
finds time to commute to Georgia.
Beyond this, and despite all of the firm’s
work in commercial, educational and mu-
nicipal infrastructure, Wittschiebe says they
particularly enjoy working with families on
residential projects. She says these require
a differing degree of trust. “To effectively
design and construct a home, in a way that
makes sense for a family, you’re asking the
client to reveal their inner workings... you
have to take awareness of how a family op-
erates and incorporate that into the design...
Ross Street House (Zane Williams, Photographer)
