TOLEDO, Ohio, June 15, 2023 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an internationally ranked architecture and engineering firm, is excited to announce that Brenda Dietz, RID, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C, Senior Associate and Senior Interior Designer, has recently relocated from the firm’s Atlanta, Georgia, office to SSOE’s World Headquarters in Toledo, Ohio. The move signifies SSOE’s dedication to providing additional support to its healthcare, K-12, higher education, cultural arts facilities, and corporate office clients in the Midwest U.S.
Heather Judge, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Architect and Senior Associate for the firm’s Building Design Group, commented on Dietz’s relocation, stating, “We’re excited to welcome Brenda, an experienced leader and innovative interior designer, to our Midwest team. Her creativity and collaborative approach to healthcare, education, and cultural projects will help drive our continued growth and enhance relationship-building with clients. Steeped in the skillful articulation of the client’s vision and creating an enhanced experience for all who engage in our designed spaces, she is well aligned with SSOE’s values and mission.”
An Expert in Interiors
With nearly four decades of experience, Dietz is a certified interior designer who specializes in creating innovative and functional spaces that prioritize sustainability and creative aesthetic design. She is LEED accredited in Interior Design and Construction (LEED ID+C), which signifies her expertise in environmentally conscious commercial interiors. Her design philosophy emphasizes the use of best practices while ensuring that the spaces she creates are both true to her clients’ needs and those they serve.
Throughout her career, Dietz has worked with diverse groups of stakeholders in various markets. She is known for her ability to think outside the box and offer unexpected possibilities for functional design approaches. A Toledo-area native who relocated to Atlanta in 1989, Dietz holds a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design from Bowling Green State University.
During Dietz’s time in Atlanta, she was the lead interior designer for projects such as IMAGINiT! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta, CNN.com newsroom, The Woodruff Arts Center Renovation, Nemours Children’s Hospital Lake Nona Florida, Children’s Hospital New Orleans, St Jude Children’s Hospital Kay Research and Care Center, and Emory University Winship Cancer Institute—just to name a few.
SSOE’s interior designers create environments with lasting appeal, addressing not only beauty but purpose. They design healing spaces in hospitals, learning-conducive student areas in educational facilities, collaborative workspaces, and welcoming common areas in corporate headquarters and large-scale industrial facilities. Creative usage of space, materials, and features ensures facilities fulfill their mission.
