Caroline Chou

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Associate AIA

Design Director / Partner, OPENUU; AIA Hong Kong Young Architects Group Chair

Caroline was born in Texas, and spent her life in Taiwan and the United States. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College, and Master of Architecture from Rhode Island School of Design. Caroline, an Associate AIA member, volunteers at the AIA Hong Kong Chapter as the Young Architects Group Chair, providing her expertise and passion to the community of young individuals who have made significant contributions to the architecture profession early in their careers. She also conducts student interviews for Wellesley College as an Alumnae Admission Representative. 

Prior to her role at OPENUU, Caroline worked in the architecture and design offices of Steven Leach International in Taipei, Taiwan, and CL3 Architects in Hong Kong - all of which gave Caroline the expansive industry knowledge that she now brings to her current role as Design Director of OPENUU.  

As Design Director/Partner, Caroline brings experience ranging from small retail spaces and dynamic F&B spaces to large-scale residential and commercial towers in Hong Kong, including H.Bonaire and LT commercial buildings. She also received Interior Design's Best-of-Year recognition in 2017 for her work as the Design Lead on Mean Noodles. In 2019, Caroline received recognition for 40 under 40 Designer Award in China (Hong Kong) 中國設計傑出青年, by Guangzhou Design Week. 

Emerging Professionals - Young Architects Roundtable: International Professional Development