Consulting Services

In 1972 in Milwaukee Larry began his twin careers as a professor and practitioner. Over the next 50+ years he continued to intertwine his practical and theoretical expertise. In 2017 he was named the American Planning Association’s Planning Pioneer of the Year. His professional achievements have been recognized by Progressive Architecture, the American Institute of Architects, the Congress for the New Urbanism, the American Planning Association as well as local, state and regional organizations. Dr. Witzling led the Planning & Design Institute, Inc. (PDI), partnered with Jeffrey Ollswang in Design Competition Services where they conducted more than 20 national and international design competitions, and provided planning leadership at GRAEF engineering from 2008 until 2025. He is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee where he continues to teach new generations of planners and designers. His areas of practice (illustrated in the pages of this section) focus on:

Urban design for community development

Expert testimony for planning practices

Design competition management

Property development for mixed use places

Development capacity analysis

The pages in this section include examples of his work over the last five decades.