堪薩斯大學(xué)建筑與設計學(xué)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(lái)一直在堪薩斯大學(xué)擔任建筑學(xué)副教授和 KU 健康與健康設計研究所的副主任。她專(zhuān)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(yè)研究資產(chǎn)。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(kāi)發(fā)創(chuàng )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(xué)和新加坡國立大學(xué)獲得建筑學(xué)學(xué)士和碩士學(xué)位后，獲得佐治亞理工學(xué)院循證設計博士學(xué)位。這段時(shí)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(xié)調聯(lián)系起來(lái)方面所做的工作，獲得了國際設計與健康學(xué)院頒發(fā)的國際學(xué)院研究獎。?

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正如 KU 所詳述的那樣：“她的論文是同類(lèi)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(guò)空間句法分析提供了美國和中國護理單元類(lèi)型與定量指標的全面比較?！?/span>

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在加入堪薩斯大學(xué)之前，蔡在密蘇里大學(xué)任教，并在達拉斯的RTKL Associates擔任健康 + 科學(xué)研究負責人和設計師，她目前的研究重點(diǎn)是通過(guò)使用績(jì)效驅動(dòng)和循證設計來(lái)分析文化、人類(lèi)行為和醫療保健環(huán)境中的物理環(huán)境之間的關(guān)系。?

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“自 2014 年到達 KU 以來(lái)，蔡一直是該系教學(xué)和研究任務(wù)成功不可或缺的一部分，”KU 的公告中寫(xiě)道?！白鳛橐幻麍虡I(yè)建筑師，其教學(xué)經(jīng)驗涵蓋從一年級到博士生的教學(xué)經(jīng)驗，她對建筑教育有著(zhù)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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