KAREN BEAM ARCHITECT

Karen Beam grew up as Karen Dugdale, born in Texas and relocated to Bryn Mawr at age 8, attending Radnor schools where she began her art education. Abroad in France during eleventh grade, she realized that she wanted to be an architect, and then attended Syracuse University's 5-year Bachelor of Architecture program, graduating in 1998. Karen spent another year abroad in college, this time in Florence, Italy, soaking in the culture and gaining an appreciation for traditional design methods and details. After college, she worked as a project manager in a few local firms learning the residential design trade and started her own practice in 2005 after getting licensed.

Also known as: Karen Beam, Karen Beam Architect, LLC