Associate Principal
Karen Brooks
AIA, LEED AP BD+C
“I find challenges invigorating. I enjoy methodically and collaboratively discovering solutions to bring the best value to clients.”
Since joining Ballinger in 1999, Karen Brooks has never stepped back from a challenge. Her strategic understanding of project goals and ability to balance client interests, budget requirements, and design excellence helped her in the management of the firm’s most prominent life science projects, including work for Wexford Science + Technology, the University of Michigan, and the University of Pennsylvania. Karen is an active participant in industry conferences and serves on the Urban Land Institute’s Health and Life Sciences Council.
TenBerke and Ballinger Design Brown University’s New Signature Life Sciences Research Facility in Providence’s Jewelry District
September 12, 2024
University of Michigan Kinesiology Building Featured in ASHRAE Journal
July 08, 2024
Plans for Brown University Integrated Life Sciences Building Advance
February 01, 2024
University of Michigan Kinesiology Building Receives Global ASHRAE Technology Award
January 25, 2024
Drexel Health Sciences Building Awarded LEED Gold
August 25, 2023
University of Michigan Kinesiology Building Wins ASHRAE Technology Award
August 24, 2023
Drexel Health Sciences Building among ENR Mid-Atlantic’s Best Projects
August 24, 2023
Kinesiology Building Wins AIA Detroit Honor Award
August 23, 2023
Kinesiology Building Wins ASHRAE Technology Award
June 30, 2023
A Grand Opening for Drexel Health Sciences
December 15, 2022
Kinesiology Building Wins AIA Philadelphia Design Award
December 09, 2022
Ballinger Chosen to Partner on Brown University’s New Hub for High-Impact Life Science Research
November 08, 2022
Ballinger Announces Promotions
August 10, 2021
Drexel University Health Sciences Building Tops Out
May 27, 2021
Kinesiology Building Awarded LEED Gold
May 10, 2021
Stemmler Hall Published in BD+C
March 08, 2021
Penn Stemmler Hall Achieves LEED Gold
February 16, 2021
Stemmler Hall Wins BD+C Reconstruction Award
December 22, 2020
I2SL: Sustainable Lab Transformation
October 06, 2020
Philadelphia-Based Researchers Work Towards COVID-19 Vaccine in Ballinger-Designed Labs
April 28, 2020
Stemmler Hall Named Groundbreaker Award finalist
August 20, 2019