Karen Fairbanks is a founding partner of Marble Fairbanks, where her work includes educational, institutional, and residential projects. Prior to forming Marble Fairbanks, she worked on award-winning educational and institutional projects at firms in New York City and Boston. Karen received her Master of Architecture Degree from Columbia University and her Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree from the University of Michigan. Karen Fairbanks is the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Professional Practice in Architecture at Barnard College. She is Chair of the Architecture department, teaching architecture design studios and courses on architecture and technology at Barnard and Columbia Colleges since 1989.