The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) recognizes the Atlanta-based designer for award-winning work.
Vivien Chen, a senior design professional in HOK’s Atlanta studio, has been named the 2024 “Designer of the Year” by the Georgia Chapter of the IIDA. Chen earned the recognition for a portfolio of award-winning work that includes Emory University’s Health Sciences Research Building II and new Atlanta headquarters for Norfolk Southern and Graphic Packaging International.
This is not the first time Chen has received third-party praise for her interior design. In 2018, the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) named her to its list of “Ones to Watch,” which recognizes young designers who are making an outsized mark on the profession. Last year, Interior Design Magazine named her to its Atlanta “30 Under 30” list of up-and-coming designers.
Chen is an active member of the Georgia chapters of ASID and IIDA and is past chair of IIDA’s Leaders Breakfast Series. In 2019 Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) presented her with its “Emerging Alumni Award” in recognition of her early career accomplishments and assistance mentoring SCAD design students and graduates.