Annie Chu facts for kids

Annie Chu, FAIA, is a Chinese-American architect, interior designer, and academic based in Los Angeles.

Work

Chu fuses art and design in her work as an architect. 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. Chu was later appointed Vice President of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Board of Directors.

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."

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, where she participated in organizing the Unmentionables Symposium in 2019.

She received her Bachelor's degree in Architecture from SCI-Arc and a Master's degree in Building Science from Columbia University.