Karen Brandt, AIA, is a Principal at Heintges and joined the firm in 2001. She has managed numerous projects in the U.S. and Asia, focusing on museums, cultural institutions, and headquarters for visionary organizations. Ms. Brandt leads all West Coast projects and launched the firm’s San Francisco office in 2013. Ms. Brandt holds degrees in architecture from the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design.