堪薩斯大學建筑與設計學院任命蔡慧博士為建筑系下一任系主任。?

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Cai 自 2014 年以來一直在堪薩斯大學擔任建筑學副教授和 KU 健康與健康設計研究所的副主任。她專注于醫療保健設計的跨文化研究，幫助該研究所成為社區和行業研究資產。該研究所與公司和社區合作，以改善農村醫療保健的可及性，開發創新的醫療保健設施，并應對 COVID-19 大流行。?

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蔡女士分別在中國江蘇東南大學和新加坡國立大學獲得建筑學學士和碩士學位后，獲得佐治亞理工學院循證設計博士學位。這段時間也用于在該地區練習建筑。2011 年，她因在將護理單位的空間配置與護理人員之間的溝通和協調聯系起來方面所做的工作，獲得了國際設計與健康學院頒發的國際學院研究獎。?

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正如 KU 所詳述的那樣：“她的論文是同類論文中的第一篇，在包含國家和組織醫療保健文化的整體框架下探索了護理單元設計的文化維度。它通過空間句法分析提供了美國和中國護理單元類型與定量指標的全面比較?！?/span>

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在加入堪薩斯大學之前，蔡在密蘇里大學任教，并在達拉斯的RTKL Associates擔任健康 + 科學研究負責人和設計師，她目前的研究重點是通過使用績效驅動和循證設計來分析文化、人類行為和醫療保健環境中的物理環境之間的關系。?

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“自 2014 年到達 KU 以來，蔡一直是該系教學和研究任務成功不可或缺的一部分，”KU 的公告中寫道?！白鳛橐幻麍虡I建筑師，其教學經驗涵蓋從一年級到博士生的教學經驗，她對建筑教育有著全面和跨文化的理解。

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英文版

The University of Kansas School of Architecture and Design has named Dr. Hui Cai as the next chair of the Department of Architecture.?

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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.?

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Cai received her doctorate in evidence-based design from the Georgia Institute of Technology after earning a Bachelor’s and Master’s in architecture at Southeast University in Jiangsu, China and the National University of Singapore, respectively. This time was also spent practicing architecture in the region. In 2011, she was awarded the International Academy Award in Research by the International Academy for Design and Health for her work in linking spatial configurations of nursing units with communication and coordination among caregivers.?

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As detailed by KU: “Her dissertation was the first of its kind, exploring the cultural dimensions of nursing unit designs under a holistic framework encompassing the national and organizational culture of healthcare. It provides a comprehensive comparison between the U.S. and Chinese nursing unit typologies with quantitative metrics through space syntax analysis.”

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Prior to joining The University of Kansas faculty, Cai taught at the University of Missouri and also served as the Health + Science research leader and designer at RTKL Associates in Dallas.?

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Her current research focuses on analyzing the relationship between culture, human behavior, and the physical environment in health care settings by using performance-driven and evidence-based design.?

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“Since arriving at KU in 2014, Cai has been integral to the success of the department’s teaching and research missions,” reads the KU’s announcement. “As a practicing architect with teaching experience that ranges from working with first-year through doctoral students, she brings a holistic and cross-cultural understanding of architectural education.

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