Karen L. Braitmayer
Studio Pacifica: principal, architect, accessibility consultant, policy advocate for persons with disabilities
- Role
- Karen L Braitmayer, Faia Founder and Managing Principal at Studio Pacifica
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Karen L. Braitmayer
Architect Karen Braitmayer is the founder of Studio Pacifica. Under her leadership over…
Experience
Karen L Braitmayer, Faia Founder and Managing Principal
Jan 1993 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
At Studio Pacifica, we believe everyone deserves to live their best, barrier-free life. As architects and accessibility consultants, we collaborate with built environment teams to make sure people of all abilities and ages have integrated access to beautifully designed spaces.At Studio Pacifica, we consult with architectural design teams, developers, civic planners, educators, and others in the greater community. Our goal is to help create “anything but institutional” inclusive designs that meet—or exceed— code requirements. The Studio Pacifica team brings architectural expertise as well as first-person experience to the table—a fact that enhances our credibility and effectiveness when it comes to consulting on universal design, building codes, ADA and FHA as well as ways of thinking about difference. Under Karen’s direction, the firm collaborates with many highly respected Pacific Northwest architectural design firms to improve access in civic, commercial, education, hospitality, retail, health, multi-family residential projects. Project collaborations include Amazon Spheres, Bill + Melinda Gates Foundation, Center for Wooden Boats, and the recent renovation of Seattle’s historic Space Needle. Included in the firm’s project portfolio are hundreds of accessible multi-family residential projects.
Education
University of Houston
M.Arch, Architecture
1982 — 1985
Rice University
B.A, Behavioral Sciences
1977 — 1981
Rice University
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Skills
- Research
- Expert Witness
- Training
- Public Speaking
- Due Diligence
- Non-Profits
- Code Compliance
- Universal Design
- Code Enforcement
- Architecture
- Teaching
- Accessibility
- Project Management
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