ODA
Khue Truong is a Junior Interior Designer at ODA New York since January 2022, with prior experience as an Interior Designer at Quastar LLC, where remodeling and redesigning projects included a single-family residence and an inn lobby in California. Khue also worked with Tropical Space Architects in Vietnam on mixed-use residence designs. Experience includes exhibition design at Pure+Applied for notable institutions such as the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress, and assisting with CAD drawings for college dormitory renovations at Stegman+Associates Architects PC. Initially, Khue interned at Tropical Space Architects, focusing on cost-effective housing design. Khue holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design and has completed a business credential from Harvard Business School Online.
ODA
Since its inception in 2007, ODA has quickly emerged as one of the most recognized firms of its generation, promptly establishing a reputation for delivering imaginative and mold-breaking designs. Seeking to reorder architectural priorities by putting people first, ODA challenges conventional perspectives of dwelling that will, over time, influence life in our cities. Through a range of projects, ODA seeks to reconcile the conditions of vertical urban living with the qualities which benefit and nurture us as human beings: the desire for protected shelter while observing wide perspectives, the seamless transition between indoor and outdoor spaces, and the general improvement of life through good design. This prolific firm has gained extensive experience designing and building in New York – currently more than 40 projects in New York City and throughout the U.S. – making them uniquely positioned to lead the discourse of living in urban environments. The office’s buildings celebrate life, catalyzing change in their immediate environments. ODA creates value which by its nature can be replicated again in another form. Eran Chen is the founding principal of ODA. His multi award-winning projects have been praised for their social responsibility, and innovative contributions to contemporary urban life, such as the National Library of Israel, East 44th Street, Manhattan’s ultrathin tower with open gardens; 123 Melrose, a one million square foot residential development; and Hunters Point South, NYC’s largest affordable housing project in more than forty years. He is a frequent speaker at design and development forums, as well as architecture schools around the world including Columbia University, Clemson University, Syracuse University, and Miami School of Architecture.