The Dallas Architecture Forum presented Katherine Chia, FAIA on February 8, 2024. Chia and her partner Arjun Desai have built Desai Chia Architecture to be an award-winning studio that blurs the boundaries between building and nature through its hallmark integration of light as a unifying theme. Prior to founding her firm, Kathy worked for Maya Lin on numerous art and architecture commissions. The book The Women Who Changed Architecture includes Chia’s work in the chapter “Raising the Roof.” Their projects have been published extensively in The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Residential Architect, Dezeen, Dwell, Arch Daily, and the Architect’s Newspaper. The firm has also received many accolades including numerous AIA Design Awards and American Architecture Awards. ARCHITECT Magazine ranked Desai Chia Architecture one of the country’s top twenty design studios. Desai Chia has also been honored with an AIA Institute Honor Award and multiple Interior Design Best of Year Awards.
