The Studio of John Louis Chan

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John Louis Chan has over 20 years of experience in the field of Architecture. In 1989 he received a Bachelor of Architecture with honors from the University of Houston and was awarded the Alpha Rho Chi Medal for service to the College.  After his undergraduate studies John worked as a designer with the architectural firm of Baxter, Hodell, Donnelly and Preston in Cincinnati, Ohio.  As a designer at BHDP he worked directly for the design partners on retail, academic and laboratory buildings. In 1993 John was accepted to the Master of Architecture program at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. His graduate thesis work was exhibited at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York.

In 1995, John accepted a position as a designer at the architecture firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Los Angeles. The following year he relocated to the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill where he was promoted to the position of Associate.  At SOM he worked on large scale projects such as the 54 story Philippine Bank of Communications Tower and the Dole World Headquarters in Westlake Village, California.

In 2000 John returned to Los Angeles and established a private design practice. As the Principal of The Studio of John Louis Chan, his work involves both residential and commercial design in the Los Angeles area. Some of his recent projects include a master plan for offices and printing facilities for C.O.P. Communications in Glendale, California, office space design for the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills and residences in Studio City, La Canada, Brentwood, the Hollywood Hills and Silver Lake.

In 2015 John joined Earth and Associates, a unique partnership of architects, environmental engineers, landscape architects and sustainability experts. E&A provides its clients an integrated sustainability design and building process by combining environmental analytics with architectural and landscape design.

John resides in Los Angeles with his wife Iris, a screenwriter. He enjoys the outdoors of Southern California as an avid sailboat racer and hiker.

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John Louis Chan has over 20 years of experience in the field of Architecture. In 1989 he received a Bachelor of Architecture with honors from the University of Houston and was awarded the Alpha Rho Chi Medal for service to the College.  As an undergraduate John was an intern at the firm of William F. Stern and Associates. After his undergraduate studies John worked as a designer with the architectural firm of Baxter, Hodell, Donnelly and Preston in Cincinnati, Ohio.  As a designer at BHDP he worked directly for the design partners on retail, academic and laboratory buildings. In 1993 John was accepted to the Master of Architecture program at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. In 1995 his graduate thesis work was exhibited at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York.

In 1995, John accepted a position as a designer at the architecture firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Los Angeles. The following year he relocated to the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill where he was promoted to the position of Associate.  At SOM he worked on large scale projects such as the 54 story Philippine Bank of Communications Tower and the Dole World Headquarters in Westlake Village, California.

In 2000 John returned to Los Angeles and established a private design practice. As the Principal of The Studio of John Louis Chan, his work involves both residential and commercial design in the Los Angeles area. Some of his recent projects include a master plan for offices and printing facilities for C.O.P. Communications in Glendale, California, office space design for the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills and residences in Studio City, La Canada, Brentwood, the Hollywood Hills, Echo Park and Silver Lake.

John resides in Los Angeles with his wife Iris, a screenwriter and author. He enjoys the outdoors of Southern California as an avid sailboat racer, photographer and hiker.