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Annie Chu | |
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Nationality | Chinese-American |
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | Chu—Gooding |
Annie Chu, FAIA, is a architect, [1] interior designer, and academic based in Los Angeles.
Chu fuses art and design in her work as an architect. [2] As an educator working across the U.S. and abroad, Chu was recognized as a 2016 Presidential Honoree of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Distinguished Educator Award. [3] Chu was later appointed Vice President of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Board of Directors.[ citation needed]
In an article regarding the influence of women architects, Chu stated, "perhaps they are more likely to listen and empathize, and to find ways to integrate responses into design and project management." [4]
Chu is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. She is the co-principal with Rick Gooding and partner to Michael Matteucci at Chu + Gooding Architects, a Los Angeles-based design firm. She is a professor of interior architecture at Woodbury University, [5] where she participated in organizing the Unmentionables Symposium in 2019.[ citation needed]
She received her Bachelor's degree in Architecture from SCI-Arc and a Master's degree in Building Science from Columbia University. [6]