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As the lead Principal of the firm, Linda is responsible for establishing and maintaining solid client relationships. She leads the pre-construction phase work for the firm, focusing on predesign services, architectural design services, and owner's representative services. She has focused her predesign and master planning work on higher education facilities, such as the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and others. Architectural design services focus on complex public sector work, such as higher education facilities design, hospital/medical facilities design, and state/county facilities design. Linda leads the owner's representative services for the firm, primarily focused on the pre-construction phases. She leads the firm's services in monitoring the work of the design team and the construction team and providing overall direction on the project on behalf of the owner.

Linda McCracken-Hunt is a licensed architect with over 22 years of experience. She became a partner at Studio Five Architects in 1998 after serving over 13 years employed at the University of Minnesota, serving as University Architect from 1991 to 1998. While at the University, Linda directed the programming, design, and construction of over $400 million in project activity on an annual basis.

Linda was president of AIA Minnesota in 2000, and is serving on the AIA National Board of Directors as the North Central Regional Director for 2005-2008. She serves on the University of Minnesota College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture National Advisory Board, as well as other volunteer activities. In her personal time, she enjoys golfing, scuba diving, and spending time at her cabin.