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Richard Wittschiebe Hand | 7 tasked with preparations involving Atlan- ta’s 1996 staging of the Summer Olympics. Long before the leaping of any long jump or the hurdling of any hurdle, architects, build- ers, engineers and planners met to strategize the development of infrastructure necessary for the event. Richard and Wittschiebe were tasked with ascertaining and identifying all aspects of building codes and zoning regu- lations that could potentially impact devel- opment of needed sports facilities and play- ing fields – an Olympic-sized undertaking. Wittschiebe explains, “Our job was finding out where there might be any roadblocks to development. We did all the preliminary work which provided the jump-start for the work done by the design team.” Yet, as Rich- ard says, this work turned out to be serendip- itous for both. They quickly discovered that the skills and approach to duties not only gelled, but complemented the respective strengths of each. They ultimately decided to form a partnership and have never looked back. GSU Piedmont Dining Hall, counter seating area (Fred Gerlich, Photographer)