2024-12-22T06:13:45-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150278920/the-university-of-kansas-names-hui-cai-as-next-chair-of-the-department-of-architecture Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2021-08-25T12:06:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/de/de87987524a66987e3aca4cdf0838880.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/10877/the-university-of-kansas" target="_blank">The University of Kansas School of Architecture and Design</a> has named Dr. Hui Cai as the next chair of the Department of Architecture.&nbsp;</p> <p>Cai has been at the University of Kansas since 2014 working as an associate professor of architecture and associate director of the KU Institute of Health + Wellness Design. With a focus on cross-cultural studies on healthcare design, she has helped build the institute into a community and industry research asset. The institute has worked with companies and communities to improve rural health care access, develop innovative health care facilities, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;</p> <p>Cai received her doctorate in evidence-based design from the <a href="https://archinect.com/GTArchitecture" target="_blank">Georgia Institute of Technology</a> after earning a Bachelor&rsquo;s and Master&rsquo;s in architecture at <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/26753181/southeast-university" target="_blank">Southeast University</a> in Jiangsu, China and the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/60375/national-university-of-singapore" target="_blank">National University of Singapore</a>, respectively. This time was also spent practicing architecture in the region. In 2011, she was awarded the International Academy Award in ...</p>