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A few weeks ago I had a nice chat with John Wittman of Geier Brown Renfrow Architects in Old Town Alexandria; they are one of the firms I highlighted in my October 2008 post Top 24 Architecture Design Firms in the Washington DC area.  John had emailed me recently and invited me to come to their office so I could learn more about them and better understand the work they do.  While I was meeting with him I decided that this might be a great way for me to jumpstart back into blogging.  Instead of just writing about Architecture, it would be great for me to write about Architecture Offices in the DC area and their specific cultures! Geier Brown Renfrow Architects have been around for the last 30 years but, like most small firms have gone through a few periods of reinvention. Currently they are coming off of one of those periods. About a year ago they moved into a new office on Royal Street in Old Town Alexandria.  Their new space is a physical manifestation of their corporate reinvention. When I arrived at their office on Royal Street, I was not sure of what to expect.  From the [...]