Annie Chu, FAIA, is a Chinese-American architect, interior designer and academic in Los Angeles who is known for "the fusion of art and design." As an educator working across the country 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, which supports clients through a network of 16,000+ members across 58 countries. She is also recognized for her design excellence. Chu provides a supportive voice for women designers saying, “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 and 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. She received her Bachelor's degree in Architecture from SCI-Arc and a Master's degree in Building Science from Columbia University. Chu also participates in organizing the Unmentionables Symposium at Woodbury University Hollywood Outpost (WUHO Gallery) in Hollywood, April 6, 2019. References Architects from Los Angeles Living people Fellows of the American Institute of Architects Woodbury University faculty California women architects Year of birth missing (living people) American women academics 21st-century American women