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Annie Chu

Annie Chu
Born
Hong Kong, c.1960
NationalityChinese-American
EducationColumbia University, M.S. Building Design, (1988-1989)
OccupationArchitect
PracticeArchitect, interior designer and educator
BuildingsMOCA, Hammer Museum, The Huntington, Autry Museum of the American West, Studio Museum in Harlem, Southern California Public Radio, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
ProjectsFounding principal of the Chu-Gooding

Annie Chu is a Chinese-American architect, interior designer, and academic.[1] She was a founding principal of the Chu-Gooding architecture firm in Los Angeles.[2]

Early life and education

Annie Chu was born in Hong Kong around 1960. At the age of 16, she relocated to the United States.[3]

Chu received her Bachelor's degree in Architecture from SCI-Arc and a Master of Science in Building Science from Columbia University.[4]

Career

Her early career includes working with Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects.[5] She is the founding principal of the Los Angeles-based design firm Chu-Gooding.[6] Her work encompasses exhibition designs and architectural projects for institutions such as Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Hammer Museum, Getty Center, the Huntington Library, Autry Museum of the American West, Studio Museum in Harlem and Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.[7] She has taught at the University of Southern California School of Architecture, and has been a educator for over 30 years.[8]

She is a professor of interior architecture at Woodbury University.[9]

Recognition

Chu fuses art and design in her work as an architect.[10] 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.[11] Chu was later appointed Vice President of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Board of Directors.[12]

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.

References

  1. ^ Reyes, Nina (11 October 2016). "Woodbury University School of Architecture's Annie Chu, FAIA, IIDA Named to AIA|LA 2016 Presidential Honorees, Receives Distinguished Educator Award". Archived from the original on 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ Anderton, Frances. "Women of Substance: Julia Morgan And L.A.'s Female Architects". Archived from the original on 13 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Annie Chu – Chu—Gooding". chugooding.com. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Annie Chu, IIDA, FAIA". www.iida.org. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. ^ "ANNIE CHU, AWARD-WINNING ARCHITECT, INTERIOR DESIGNER,". USC School of Architecture.
  6. ^ "Annie Chu, FAIA, IIDA (B.Arch '83) and Rick Gooding (B.Arch '84): Friction: A Duality - SCI-Arc". www.sciarc.edu.
  7. ^ "Anne Chu - Understudies | Exhibition". ArtFacts.
  8. ^ Lopez, Samantha (27 April 2020). "Annie Chu Explores the Human Experience of Interiors with Architect Magazine". Woodbury University.
  9. ^ Greenberg, Ken. "Annie Chu, FAIA, IIDA, Named to AIA|LA 2016 Presidential Honorees, Receives Distinguished Educator Award". Archived from the original on 13 February 2017.
  10. ^ Webb, Michael. "LA dolce vita". Vogue Living. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Annie Chu, FAIA, the Presidential Honoree Interview". www.aialosangeles.org. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Jeanine Centuori and Annie Chu Named to AIA Fellowship Program | Woodbury University". Archinect. Retrieved 5 November 2024.