For the Fall The University of Kansas' School of Architecture & Design collaborated with the school's Institute for Health + Wellness Design to develop a series of lectures addressing health care design.

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Their "Grand Rounds" lecture series dives into healthcare design during and after the current Covid-19 pandemic. KU Associate Professor of Architecture Keith Van de Riet shares, "Amid the pandemic, this timely lecture series brings academic and industry leaders currently navigating the technological, social and environmental factors that are forever changing architectural research and practice,

Broken into three discussions the first round of lectures took place on Sept 10th focusing on Covid/Care/Community. Speakers such as Rachel Minnery (Senior Dir. of Resilience, Adaptation & Disaster Assistance at AIA), Molly Scanlon, Ph.D. (Dir. of Standards Compliance & Research at Phigenics, AIA COVID-19 Task Force member), and David Vincent (Principal and Director of Health at HKS Architects) gathered to discuss ways architecture can support responses to pandemics like COVID-19 and how the architecture community responded.

On October 8th the second round focused on Understanding Virtual Reality in Design and Research. Architect at Pulse Design Group Callum Vierthaler spoke alongside health research lead and VP at HKS Architects Deborah Wiingler Ph.D. to discuss VR's emerging roll in designing for the users and clients.

Closing this fall series will be the third and final round "The Future of Architecture" on November 12th. Phillip G Bernstein (Associate Dean and Professor Adjunct at the Yale School of Architecture), Heather Chung, MDA (VP and Healthcare Studio Leader at SmithGroup) and Richard Embers (Principal at Pulse Design Group)

All events take place at noon the second Thursday of the month via Zoom. All lectures are free and open to the public. To RSVP and learn more, click here.