Emily Zwettler, associate AIA, LEED AP, is a recent addition to WASA/Studio A. Zwettler boasts experience in the government, academic and healthcare project sectors. Most recently, she has been involved with the 26 Federal Plaza project for the General Services Administration. She previously worked at Flad Architects in Madison, WI where she focused on healthcare projects in the programming, planning, and masterplanning phases.
Experience with Flad includes the Shands Cancer Hospital in Gainesville, Florida and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.
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Formal Legislative Role
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