Associate Principal
Karen Brooks
AIA, LEED AP BD+C
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“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.
featured projects
![Exterior of Drexel University Health Science building with LEED Gold award](/_ipx/f_png,s_2560x1707/https://www.ballinger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Drexel-LEED-Image-01.png)
Drexel Health Sciences Building Awarded LEED Gold
August 25, 2023
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Drexel Health Sciences Building among ENR Mid-Atlantic’s Best Projects
August 24, 2023
![Interior of University of Michigan's Kinesiology Building](/_ipx/f_jpeg,s_2560x2713/https://www.ballinger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/16048_00_N73_slider.jpg)
Kinesiology Building Wins AIA Detroit Honor Award
August 23, 2023
![Exterior of Drexel University Health Science Building](/_ipx/f_jpeg,s_2560x1876/https://www.ballinger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/18083_00_DAT_New_Renderings_N3_slider.jpg)
A Grand Opening for Drexel Health Sciences
December 15, 2022
![Stairwell at University of Michigan's Kinesiology Building](/_ipx/f_jpeg,s_2560x1705/https://www.ballinger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/16048_00_N83_slider.jpg)
Kinesiology Building Wins AIA Philadelphia Design Award
December 09, 2022
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Ballinger Chosen to Partner on Brown University’s New Hub for High-Impact Life Science Research
November 08, 2022
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Ballinger Announces Promotions
August 10, 2021
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Drexel University Health Sciences Building Tops Out
May 27, 2021
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Kinesiology Building Awarded LEED Gold
May 10, 2021
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Penn Stemmler Hall Achieves LEED Gold
February 16, 2021
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Stemmler Hall Wins BD+C Reconstruction Award
December 22, 2020
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I2SL: Sustainable Lab Transformation
October 06, 2020
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Philadelphia-Based Researchers Work Towards COVID-19 Vaccine in Ballinger-Designed Labs
April 28, 2020
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Stemmler Hall Named Groundbreaker Award finalist
August 20, 2019