KAREN BRAITMAYER, FAIA, FOUNDING PRINCIPAL OF STUDIO PACIFICA & STAR GUEST
LECTURER IN UNIVERSAL DESIGN COURSE
Karen
Braitmayer, FAIA, is Founder of Studio Pacifica, accessibility consulting firm
recognized nationally for its focus on universal design.
She has made a unique contribution to the built environment— disability civil
rights movement—by pairing professional architectural expertise with personal
experience.
A policy
advocate for persons with disabilities before the ADA was adopted, Braitmayer
was the 2019 Person of the Year by New Mobility Magazine.
New Mobility
is an award-winning publication and the premier source for lifestyle, travel,
in-depth news and other articles relevant to people with disabilities.
Spearheading designs to improve access in civic, commercial, education, hospitality, retail, health, multi-family residential projects – Braitmayer has excelled at making accessibility cool since before the ADA even existed.
We look forward to collaborating him on many inclusive projects.
