Business Briefs: Group Goetz Architects

Summer 2009
Industry News

Business Briefs: Group Goetz Architects

Robert Sly has been named an associate principal and studio director of Group Goetz Architects’ (GGA’s) Commercial design practice in Washington, D.C. Sly has more than 15 years of architectural experience, and recently rejoined GGA after serving as a project manager for Morris Architects in Orlando, Fla. Previously, he was a senior project manager for GGA. “Robert’s experience in the commercial market is second to none and we are proud to welcome him back to the GGA team,” said Lewis J. Goetz, FAIA, FIIDA, president and CEO of the firm. MD

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