September 28, 2007
FIRM HIRES DIRECTOR OF INTERIOR DESIGN

ORLANDO, Fla. (September 28, 2007) – C.T. Hsu + Associates today announced that Linda Karatzas has joined the firm as director of interior design.  She is responsible for providing a full range of services from space planning and programming to construction documentation, with particular emphasis on the durability, cost and environmental impacts of finishes and furnishings.

Karatzas is a certified green building agent by Florida Green Building Coalition (www.floridagreenbuilding.org).  Prior to joining CTH+A, she was director of interiors for Architects Design Group in Winter Park, Fla. where she was responsible primarily for the interior design of municipal projects. 

Karatzas holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Temple University's Tyler School of Art in Elkins Park, Pa.  She also has studied at the New York School of Interior Design and the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

C.T. Hsu + Associates (www.cthsu.com) is an Orlando-based architectural planning and design firm named 2006 “Firm of the Year” by the American Institute of Architects - Florida Association.  Established in 1984, the firm focuses on a mix of mid to large scale projects in the education, government, transportation and mixed use development sectors.  Its multidisciplinary approach ranges from urban planning and design to architecture and interiors.