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SBLM Architects Welcomes Chu as Director of Healthcare and Wellness Studio

Ann Chu (Photo courtesy of SBLM Architects)

SBLM Architects has named Ann Chu, assoc. AIA, director of the Healthcare & Wellness Studio in its New York City office. With over 25 years of experience in the healthcare field, Chu will lead the growth of the HealthCare & Wellness Studio, expanding its project portfolio and design team.

“Ann is well known, well liked and quite competent. She will certainly increase our presence in various healthcare communities,” said Joshua Burdick, president of SBLM Architects. “Ann has already hit the ground running at the firm and is working on the Northwell Health South Shore University Hospital’s four-story, Brackett Building addition, which includes Hybrid ORs and patient rooms. Ann’s role in this project illustrates her deep expertise in healthcare environments that are technologically challenging and require a keen awareness of the clients’ objectives.”

Previously, Chu worked for 25 years at a Long Island, New York based architectural firm which she joined in 1996. Through her work, Chu collaborated with a roster of clients that includes NYU Winthrop C.S.S, Montefiore Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Queens. Her portfolio includes projects such as Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s new Oncology Center and Total Orthopedics and Sports Medicine’s Ambulatory Surgery Unit on Long Island.