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REFLECTIONS ON A REMARKABLE YEAR AND A CHALLENGING TIME We are living through a time of historic challenges. Each of us, along with every single person around the world, has been forced to confront an unprecedented number of unknowns during this global pandemic that has put society’s persistent inequalities and injustices into even more stark relief. But, just as in other moments in history where seemingly limitless difficulties have accumulated, the ability of individuals and communities to persevere – to adapt, to meet challenges, to find solutions, to just keep going – has shown itself to be a powerful source of energy that should give us all optimism for the future. In March of 2020, when the University announced that all in-person classes would be moved online in response to the emerging pandemic, the KU School of Architecture & Design (Arc/D) community mobilized to meet a singular moment. In a variety of ways, our students, faculty, and staff reimagined in real time how to teach and learn, design and build, think and make, and nurture a sustainable creative community. The transition was not without challenges, stresses, and even sorrows – there is no doubt that countless meaningful experiences were lost just as others came into being. However, there is also no doubt that the lessons learned through the successes, failures, and ambiguities of this time will make the next generation of architects and designers uniquely prepared for a future that needs adaptability, ingenuity, and empathy. The following pages review only a fraction of what was accomplished during the 2020-21 academic year, but it is a glimpse into a community that never lost focus on our core educational, research, and community engagement missions. And even if there were enough pages to include every honor received and project created, what could never be illustrated are the myriad acts – small and large, in-person and remote – of creativity, courage, and care that have allowed our School to thrive during this uncertain time.
This is not a time we would ever wish for, but it is the time we have. Now more than ever, the world needs designers, communicators, and multidisciplinary leaders to help create a healthier, more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and sustainable future. This is a time for audacious aims. This is a time for design. The KU School of Architecture & Design is dedicated to supporting tomorrow’s visionaries and working with our local and global communities to realize solutions the world needs. MAHUB RASHID, INTERIM DEAN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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CONTENT STUDENT SUCCESS Design Outside Studio at Rocky Mountain National Park Healthcare Design Student Award Reimagining KU’s Oldest Museum Study Abroad in Europe Student Group Highlights Multicultural Scholars Program
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES Monarch Village by Studio 804 Dotte Mobile Grocer Smart Cities Sydney Project Passerine Pavilion by Dirt Works Studio
RESEARCH & DISCOVERY Exhibition: May Tveit and Avantika Bawa’s Template Days Design-Build Studio: Interdisciplinary Ceramics Research Center Historic Preservation: Recreating KU museum’s grotesques Typography: National Park Typeface going to Google Fonts
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National Student Show Best School Award Faculty Awards Conferences and Exhibitions Publications News Student and Alumni Awards Advisory Board Update
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Students respond to housing insecurity crisis by designing and building a better alternative Mobile grocery store making a real difference in Wyandotte County Team of architecture faculty confront housing challenges with smart technology Architecture students bring accessibility and even more beauty to the Wells Overlook Park
Design professor investigates creativity and commerce with industrial processes Students create façade that tells a deep story of place and research at KU facility Faculty and students engage eons of time, ancient craft, and cutting-edge technology Funding provided by Google to develop typeface created by design faculty and students
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Concept-to-completion projects illuminate real-world product development. Using computeraided design, hand assembly, and creative ingenuity, May Tveit’s second-year industrial design students turned ordinary sheets of plywood into custom furniture made of components digitally manufactured to their specifications in the School’s CNC lab.
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DESIGN OUTSIDE STUDIO The alpine tundra in Rocky Mountain National Park is a land of extremes. Strong winds, precipitation, and cold temperatures shape every living and non-living thing at such altitudes. And conditions can change any moment. Design department chair Jeremy Shellhorn’s Design Outside Studio is also about extremes and embracing change – getting students outside of the campus setting, outside of typical ways of art/design making, and letting the power of place be the guide. Last summer, students in the Design Outside (D.O.) Studio stepped into the alpine world to help National Park Service rangers develop strategies to encourage visitors to undestand and protect this unique, fragile, and awe-inspiring ecosystem.
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Students in the Design Outside Studio collaborate with government agencies, community organizations, and others on real-world design projects that promote and enhance visitor experiences in parks and public lands.
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HEALTHCARE DESIGN STUDENT AWARD Samia Mansour, of San Marcos, California, and Juhyun So, of Overland Park – architecture students in Hui Cai’s Health and Wellness Design Capstone Studio – were awarded a 2020 Healthcare Environment Award in the student Graduate Project category. Their project, “NOLA Behavioral Health Inpatient Facility,” is a proposed 48-bed behavioral health hospital adjacent to the University Medical Center in New Orleans that provides a home base to offer a full range of behavioral health services. The students’ research revealed a high concentration of behavioral health issues for all age groups in New Orleans, with each group having its own behavioral health concerns. Moreover, a high percentage of the homeless population in the area suffer from behavioral issues, such as substance abuse. The project addresses the needs across underserved user groups by providing three 16-bed inpatient units (geriatric, adult, adolescent), an outpatient behavioral health service for working parents and adolescents in school, and a homeless rehabilitation center. It integrates nature, music, arts, nutrition, and physical activities in the holistic healing process for mental health recovery.
Students and researchers have access to an unparalleled array of research tools and resources. The School’s new Health and Wellness Design Simulation Lab allows projects to be explored and tested at human scale in virtual reality.
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REIMAGINING KU’S OLDEST MUSEUM
Architecture and visual communication design student projects were showcased during the 2021 Fall Semester at the Wilcox Classical Museum.
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A semester-long collaboration between architecture, visual communication design, and Department of Classics students is bringing the future of KU’s oldest museum into focus. When museum director Phil Stinson began charting the next chapter in the Wilcox Classical Museum’s long history, he brought together an interdisciplinary team of students, faculty, and researchers to help reimagine how the museum, dedicated in 1888, could fulfill and promote its educational mission. Associate Professor of Architecture Chad Kraus’ Dirt Works Studio students developed digital renderings, physical models, and portable display units to help visualize the possibilities of a revamped museum interior.
Students in design chair Jeremy Shellhorn’s visual communication design studio developed comprehensive branding packages and exhibition signage to promote the museum and engage future museum visitors. Utilizing KU’s advanced digital fabrication and research infrastructure, forward-thinking strategic communications theory, and applied design thinking, students developed a range of solutions to enhance educational experiences at the museum and preserve one of the state’s significant cultural treasures.
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STUDY ABROAD HIGHLIGHTS PARIS ACADEMIC INTERNSHIP PROGRAM During the 2021-22 academic year, eight students are working in Paris architecture firms and studying at the Paris School of Architecture, L’Ecole Nationale Superieur d’Architecture, Paris-Val de Seine (ENSA PVS).
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Twelve students traveled to Denmark during the summer of 2021 to explore and document the architecture, design and life of Danish cities. Students focused their studies on Copenhagen and made notable excursions to the cities of Aarhus, Helsingør, Humlebaek, Founded over 20 years ago by the late and Odense. Led by faculty members Wojciech Lesnikowski, renowned Chad and Regina Kraus, students architect and distinguished professor studied the interface between the built of architecture at KU, the Paris environment and culture, and how this Academic Internship Program provides relationship is manifested in the design KU students the opportunity to gain and use of cities. professional experience in internationally acclaimed architecture firms and to study at a top European architecture school. Participating firms for the internship have included Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Wilmotte & Associés, Manuelle Gautrand Architecture, Frédéric Borel Architecte, Viguier et Associés, Studio Odile Decq, Ibos et Vitart, Franklin Azzi, Vasconi Architectes by Thomas Schinko, Lina Ghotmeh, ArchitectureStudio, and Tolila + Gilliland.
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AIAS FINDS NEW WAY TO CELEBRATE STUDENT CREATIVITY The KU chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students (KU AIAS) normally holds a gala in the spring semester, called the Creator’s Ball, to recognize student accomplishments and showcase the creative culture of Arc/D students.
KU AIAS developed a plan to solicit creative work and create an open-air exhibition, dubbed the Creator’s Gallery, in one of the many social distancing tents installed on campus.
Prominently located on Jayhawk Blvd. next to Marvin Hall, the students The event was not possible during the designed the exhibition to allow for 2021 spring semester due to public socially distanced circulation. At a time health restrictions, but KU AIAS when many galleries and museums students were determined to create an had been closed for over a year, the alternative that would allow the spirit Creator’s Gallery allowed passersby of the annual celebration to continue. to enjoy creative work with a refreshingly familiar ease of movement.
PROTOTYPE CREATES ONLINE SERIES TO KEEP STUDENTS CONNECTED In March of 2020, during a spring break extended due to the growing pandemic, it was announced that KU classes would abruptly move online for the remainder of the semester. With the reality of a suddenly remote academic environment having yet to set in, students in Prototype – KU’s student chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) – came together to explore ways to help keep their community engaged and connected. Prototype students, with guidance from the group’s faculty advisor, Andrea Herstowski, pinpointed that the sudden loss of proximity to fellow students and faculty mentors had the potential to leave students feeling unmoored from their school community and disconnected from their ongoing projects. At KU, design students learn from day-one that design is, at its root, problem solving. So, with a key problem identified, the students set to work designing a solution that helped to mitigate some of the side effects of the disrupted semester.
By the time classes resumed online, the students had developed a weekly online discussion series with multiple weeks of events set. The series, Food For Thought, brought students together into discussions with early-career designers from around the country to share work, technical knowhow, and advice on how to succeed as a young designer. Continuing into the following hybrid academic year, the series provided students with valuable career-building experiences while also helping to keep them engaged with their community and focused on their projects during a historically challenging time.
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MULTICULTURAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM The Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) is a University-wide academic enrichment scholarship program designed to support the recruitment and the retention of students of color, Pell-eligible, and first-generation undergraduate students at KU.
Both programs now collectively support 47 students this year. MASP and MDSP are working to create an infrastructure for student success, professional preparation, and community outreach that will remake what is possible in the School.
Starting this year, the School significantly expanded the MSP program to recruit and support a diverse group of students.
Beyond creating new opportunities and support for current and future students, the impact of these efforts will resonate long after graduation as these future leaders take their expertise and perspectives into the professions.
The newly launched Multicultural Design Scholars Program (MDSP) is working with the decades-old Multicultural Architecture Scholars Program (MASP) to enhance educational opportunities for current students and develop exciting new ways to engage with and mentor talented high school students who are considering architecture and design careers. The School – with support from the University, local firms, and alumni donations – has invested over $75,000 in MASP and MDSP to support diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives during the 2021-22 academic year.
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To develop designs for a K-5 school for students with visual impairment, fourth-year architecture students in Nilou Vakil’s integrated design studio used simulation goggles to better understand how individuals with varied levels of visual impairment experience the built environment.
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STUDIO 804 DESIGN-BUILD STUDENTS WORKED WITH THE LAWRENCE COMMUNITY SHELTER TO CREATE MONARCH VILLAGE, A GROUP OF 12 BEAUTIFULLY FUNCTIONAL TINY HOMES FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
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An innovative approach to transitional housing, Monarch Village allows muchneeded privacy for families while also providing access to important services the shelter provides. The homes are arranged around a community vegetable garden and the monarch butterfly migration garden that gives the village its name. A 900- square-foot, open-sided common shelter just north of the garden acts as gathering space for families at the shelter.
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Each home includes space for four people with two separate sleeping areas, a bunk bed in one, and a pullout sleeper couch in the other. In addition, each unit has a full bathroom and small kitchenette. One unit has been designed to be fully ADA accessible. All of the furniture and cabinetry was designed and built by the Studio 804 students.
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DOTTE MOBILE GROCER The Dotte Mobile Grocer—a community-owned and led mobile grocery store in Kansas City, KS—is on the road serving the people of Wyandotte County. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of multiple schools and programs at the University of Kansas, countless community partners, and especially the leadership of the Wyandotte County citizens on the Mobile Market Community Council, the Dotte Mobile Grocer is helping to get food to those in need. As of spring 2021, the Dotte Mobile Grocer had distributed over 11,000 USDA Food Boxes, which represents a value of nearly a half million dollars in free food distributed to residents in Wyandotte County, KS. Of those receiving food boxes, 86% reported lacking the funds necessary to meet their households’ food needs. The interdisciplinary team included the KU School of Architecture & Design’s Dotte Agency, Department of Architecture students, Department of Design alumnus Tad Carpenter, and School of Business students.
SMART CITIES SYDNEY PROJECT Professors Joe Colistra, Gregory Crichlow, Casey Franklin, and Nilou Vakil were awarded an AIA Kansas 2020 Honor Award for Unbuilt Design for their Sydney Alternative Housing Ideas project. The project used research from the KU School of Architecture & Design’s Institute for Smart Cities to develop affordable housing units for aging populations that – through the use of smart home technology and innovative design – could essentially serve as medical devices to help keep residents safe and self-sufficient in their own homes. The project was developed for the Sydney Alternative Housing Ideas competition. Among 230 international entrants, the KU proposal was the only non-Australian team project selected for the final round of seven.
Sydney, similar to many metropolitan cities, is seeking solutions to affordable housing, growth, transportation and connectivity challenges. The KU team...offered innovative ideas to tackle these challenges from the angle of urban design, architecture, transportation, human behavior, and data collection. NILOU VAKIL
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INTRODUCING ANOTHER BEAUTIFULLY INGENIOUS COMMUNITY COLLABORATION DESIGNED AND BUILT BY DIRT WORKS STUDIO STUDENTS.
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Interrupted by the pandemic, students in Chad Kraus’ Dirt Works Studio persevered to design and build an elegant and ADA-accessible work of public architecture that will be enjoyed by area residents and visitors to Lawrence and Douglas County for years to come.
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Perched high on a limestone escarpment two miles south of Lawrence, this collaboration between the KU School of Architecture & Design and Douglas County Kansas Public Works has realized a viewing platform and shelter that provides a breathtaking view of Lawrence, the University of Kansas campus, and the surrounding hills, forested valleys, and farmlands. During the 2021 fall semester, students developed the studio’s second project at Wells Overlook Park – The Polaris Pavilion, an accessible picnic shelter at the southern end of the park. In November of 2021, it was announced that Dirt Works Studio was selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon Build Challenge. The KU studio is among 37 teams representing institutions from 12 different countries.
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To gain insights about their design for a recreational kayak entry/exit point on the Kansas River, Thom Allen’s second-year architecture students took to the water with Friends of the Kaw, a local group committed to protecting the river and enhancing its recreational uses.
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EXHIBITION: MAY TVEIT AND AVANTIKA BAWA’S TEMPLATE DAYS Design professor May Tveit’s work was brought together with that of Portland, OR/New Delhi-based artist Avantika Bawa in a two-person exhibition at the University of Kentucky Art Museum. In Template Days: Avantika Bawa & May Tveit, the two artists/educators’ wall-mounted assemblages and prints called forth the bearing of history, creativity, craft, and mass production. Created serially by using templates and repetitive fabrication techniques – both handmade and digital – the artists repurposed industrial materials to realize sculptural wall projections and inked surfaces from which to produce prints on paper. The resulting geometric topographies reference ancient architectural forms, painterly expressions of light and shadow, and compositional challenges created through precise and unmasked manipulations of utilitarian materials. Installed on the gallery walls, the compilation of work invited viewers to explore the relationship between aesthetics, function, and making.
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KEITH VAN DE RIET’S DESIGN-BUILD STUDIOS WORKED WITH RESEARCHERS AT KU’S INTERDISCIPLINARY CERAMICS RESEARCH CENTER (ICRC) TO ENHANCE THE RESEARCH FACILITY’S FACADE.
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Built in two phases by two studios during the 2020-21 academic year, students designed terra cotta tile façade systems inspired by the local ecology and landscape. Beyond adding an aesthetically striking statement through an interplay of materiality, light, and shadow, the project informs passersby of the nature of work taking place within the previously non-descript research building. Support for the project was provided by NBK Architectural Terracotta and other individual donors.
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Keith Van de Riet’s third-year design-build studio works with organizations to create meaningful projects rooted in utility, community, and place. Innovative construction, detailed handcraft, and close collaboration with partners come together to realize functional built works that also serve to tell stories through materials, form, and thoughtful spacemaking.
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A collaborative project millions of years in the making – KU students, alumni, faculty, and staff mobilized to preserve KU’s Dyche Hall, the architectural landmark that houses the KU Natural History Museum. Students in Amy and Keith Van de Riet’s historic preservation workshop were part of a diverst team of artists, preservationists, and researchers who used ancient techniques and innovative digital technology to recreate limestone grotesques which had stood sentinel high on Dyche Hall for over one hundred years.
Carved in 1903, the statues depicting various mythical beasts were too deteriorated to return to the façade and had to be replicated. Students were taught photogrammetry to scan and create digital models of the original grotesques. Utilizing 3D software, students then repaired the models and used 3D printers to create maquettes which were used by stone carvers to create new statues.
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TYPOGRAPHY: NATIONAL PARK TYPEFACE GOING TO GOOGLE FONTS Visual communication design professors Andrea Herstowski and Jeremy Shellhorn received $18,000 of project funding from Google to refresh and redesign their National Park Typeface for the Google Fonts Platform. The typeface, inspired by the router bit-carved text on wooden signs at National Parks across the country, was first created in 2018 by Herstowski, Shellhorn, and students in the design department’s Design Outside Studio. David Crossland, project manager at Google Fonts, approached Herstowski and Shellhorn after seeing the National Park Typeface featured on Fast Company and Kottke.org. As a fan of the project, Crossland wanted the typeface updated, the character set expanded, and developed to function as a variable font for inclusion on the Google Fonts website.
Ben Hoepner, an undergraduate visual communication design student, was selected to provide technical assistance for the project and awarded a scholarship made possible by the funding. Hoepner is working with Herstowski to redraw and expand the character set to support more languages. The new and expanded National Park Typeface will be available this Spring 2022 at www.fonts.google.com.
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Design professor Tim Hossler served as exhibition designer for Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body at the Spencer Museum of Art. Curated by Cassandra Mesick Braun, the museum’s Curator of Global Indigenous Art, the exhibition presented more than 150 works of art ranging from ancient to contemporary that demonstrate how understandings of the body and its many complexities have changed over time.
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NATIONAL STUDENT SHOW BEST SCHOOL AWARD Department of Design students repre- The National Student Show is a sented the University of Kansas at the professionally judged creative compe2021 National Student Show design tition and conference built for students competition and brought home the and their educators. The national Best School Award, along with multiple design competition awards $20,000 individual honors. The winners were in scholarships and prizes to underannounced during a virtual ceremony graduate students annually. in April of 2021. The KU design department was also This is not the first time the KU design honored with the Best School Award department has won the Best School in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Award, but the relatively small number of entries makes this win particularly With Connor O’Neill’s award this year notable. The 2021 Best School Award for Best Sophomore Portfolio, a KU was built entirely on the strength of design student has won this category the limited total entries. KU students 13 straight years. won two judge’s choice awards, five best of category awards, and junior Erin Bugee was awarded Best in Show.
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OMAHA, NE
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FACULTY AWARDS BETSY BARNHART WINS NATIONAL YOUNG EDUCATOR AWARD Betsy Barnhart, assistant professor and director of the industrial design program, was awarded the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Young Educator Award. Professor Barnhart has 10 years of design experience with Nike, STX LLC, Newell Rubbermaid, and Sardi Design. She brings her knowledge of the professional field into her classroom by introducing real-world experiences to students through industry partnerships. In addition to teaching, she currently serves as the student chapter liaison for IDSA’s Kansas City chapter and as leader of IDSA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council. In spring of 2021, Barnhart helped launch the Industrial Design BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) student group that includes KU, K-State, and Iowa State industrial design students.
KAPILA SILVA WINS HOPE AWARD The University of Kansas senior class honored Kapila Silva, professor of architecture, with the 2020 H.O.P.E. Award. The H.O.P.E. Award (to Honor Outstanding Progressive Educators) is given annually through the Board of Class Officers and is the only honor given to a faculty member by the senior class. Professor Silva teaches courses in architectural design, historic preservation and other topics, as well as leading study abroad in Asia. In 2010, he received the Jack and Nancy Bradley Student Recognition Award from the School of Architecture & Design. “I think being ‘progressive’ in teaching means to help students discover and sharpen their innate abilities to be innovative in generating ideas and solving problems within their chosen disciplines,” Silva said. “It also means a way of mentoring that focuses on students’ overall academic, personal, and professional success.”
In the summer of 2021, Silva was named the School’s Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB). In this role, he will collaborate with the dean and the school’s DEIB Committee, the departments, and the student leadership team to envision, strategize, and advocate for measurable action leading toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the school.
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HUI CAI NAMED EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR Hui Cai, architecture department chair and associate director of the KU Institute of Health + Wellness Design, was named the 2020 HDC 10 Educator of the Year by Healthcare Design Magazine. Cai has led more than 100 students through the KU Health + Wellness Design program, preparing them for professional life with a rigorous, data-driven, and human-centered approach to healthcare design. Cai has taught several healthcare design lecture courses and studios at the undergraduate and graduate levels for a decade. Her teaching philosophy is to bridge design education, research, and design practice using an evidence-based design approach. She focuses on connecting students with real-world experience through critiques, reviews, and internships.
In 2020, Cai actively made contributions as a member of the professional healthcare design community during the initial onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. She worked with KU and American Institute of Architects (AIA) colleagues on launching “ArchMap,” an online database and dashboard that documents the design and construction efforts on alternative care sites
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2021 COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE: DESIGN INCUBATION Design Thinking X Medical Education: Empowering Empathy for Patient-Centered Care.
CHAD KRAUS’S Dirt Works Studio Passerine Pavilion was selected to be exhibited in the DESIGN FOR THE COMMON GOOD EXHIBITION, hosted at the Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Center for Visual Art from January 14 - March 19, 2022.
2021 MEDIA EDUCATION SUMMIT Could design thinking foster empathy and increase diversity of issues in media production? A mixed-method study. 2021 HFES INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS IN HEALTH CARE SYNERGY: collaborative education for designers and clinicians. 2021 CUMULUS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Does design thinking matter? Empirical study and survey on the effectiveness of design thinking. 2021 MEDICAL INFORMATICS EUROPE Designing shift handoff software: Clinical learners and design students collaborate using the “Design Thinking” process.
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KAPILA D. SILVA The TÄMPITAVI- KAPILA D. SILVA The Routledge HARAS of Sri Lanka: Elevated Im- Handbook on Historic Urban Landage-houses in Buddhist Architecture scapes in the Asia-Pacific (Routledge). (Anthem Press). CHAD KRAUS, MARCI S. UIHLEIN, BARRY BALLINGER and KAPILA D. SCOTT MURRAY, AND ANDRZEJ SILVA. (2021) ‘The need for knowledge ZARZYCKI (Eds.), “TAD 4:2 Matmanagement in the scholarship of social ter,” Technology | Architecture + Deengagement in architecture’, in Farhana sign 4, no. 2, (2020): 127-252. DOI: Ferdous and Bryan Bell (eds.) All-Inclu- 10.1080/24751448.2020.1838230. sive Engagement in Architecture: Towards a Future of Social Change, Lon- CHAD KRAUS, “Matter(s),” Technology | Architecture + Design don: Routledge; pp. 85-95. 4, no. 2, (2020): 127-129. DOI: WINIFRED ELYSSE NEWMAN, MAR- 10.1080/24751448.2020.1804744. CI S. UIHLEIN, CHAD KRAUS, AND ANDRZEJ ZARZYCKI (Eds.), “TAD CRAIG CURTIS, CHAD KRAUS, AND 5:1 Open III,” Technology | Architecture MARCI S. UIHLEIN, “Interview with + Design 5, no. 1, (2021): 1-118. DOI: Craig Curtis: Industrialized Construc10.1080/24751448.2021.1908056. tion at Katerra,” Technology | Architecture + Design 4, no. 2, (2020): 127-129. KAPILA D. SILVA AND BARRY BALL- DOI: 10.1080/24751448.2020.1804755 INGER (2021) ‘Sustainable re-housing after disasters: Learning from post-tsu- MAHBUB RASHID’S Physical Space nami resettlements in Sri Lanka’, Inter- and Spatiality in Muslim Societies: national Journal on Mass Emergencies Notes on the Social Production of Cities (University of Michigan Press). and Disasters, 39(1): 120-172.
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HANNAH PARK “Portrait of Ms. Diaz: Empirical study of patient journey mapping instruction for medical professional students.” Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 12(4), 469–487.
VAN DE RIET, K. (2021). “Mangrove Reef Walls - Regenerative Seawalls.” In T. S. Bridges, E. M. Bourne, B. C. Suedel, E. B. Moynihan, and J. K. King (Ed.), Engineering With Nature: An Atlas, Volume 2. ERDC SR-21-2. VicksHANNAH PARK “Opportunities for im- burg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research proving how and when Canadians are and Development Center. http://dx. informed about new prescription med- doi.org/10.21079/11681/40124. ications.” Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 12(4), 427–447. COOKE, S., BERGMAN, J., NYBOER, E. A., REID, A. J., GALLAGHER, A. J., HAMMERSCHLAG, N., VAN DE RIET, K., & VERMAIRE, J. C. (2020). “Overcoming the Concrete Conquest of Aquatic Ecosystems for Biological Conservation.” Biological Conservation, 247(108589). https://doi. org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108589. HUBER, J., SCARPA, L., & VAN DE RIET, K. (2020). “Salty Urbanism: Towards an Adaptive Coastal Urban Design Framework to Address Sea Level Rise.” In Proceedings of the 2020 ACSA Conference. 55
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STEVEN HILL, “Panoramic View: Student Projects Seek to Broaden Scenic Vista for All,” Kansas Alumni, Vol. Winter, No. 1, (2021): 24-25. KU Alumni Association. DYLAN LYSEN, “KU students building ADA-compliant platform for Wells Overlook Park after delays caused by pandemic,” Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, Kansas, United States. https://www2.ljworld.com/news/ county-government/2020/nov/25/kustudents-building-ada-compliant-platform-for-wells-overlook-park-after-delays-caused-by-pandemic. SHANNON CRISS and NILS GORE presented their work with the Healthy Communities Leadership Academy at an April 2021 Health Forward Foundation event in Kansas City. A seven-year collaborative rural healthcare initiative developed by KU Alumnus TOM TRENOLONE in collaboration with Health and Wellness program (Kent and Paola) has been awarded a 2021 Regional & Urban Design Award by The American Institute of Architects.
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Our 2021 Alumna ANNIE RINGHOFER RYAN CLIFFORD was awarded $40,000 for Ampersand Studio collabserves on NAAB leadership oration with the Crop Protection NetK. VAN DE RIET’S ARCH 509 studio work (Land Grant University Network). project in Topeka featured in: Brianna Childers, “Kansas Children’s Discovery RYAN CLIFFORD was awarded Center’s reptilian pavilion is reminiscent $25,000 in funding for Ampersand Stuof Capitol Federal’s original downtown dio collaboration with North Central building,” Topeka Capital-Journal. May IPM. 27, 2021 RYAN CLIFFORD was awarded an AIA K. VAN DE RIET’S ARCH 509 studio Grant for RadLab! for $9,300. project in Topeka featured in: Sarah Motter, “Capitol Federal, KU collabo- ELISE KIRK completed a 3-month Resrate to open Reptilian Pavilion,” WIBW idency in New York as part of the InterTopeka. May 18, 2021 national Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP). Elise Kirk will participate in the A. VAN DE RIET AND K. VAN DE RIET Three Shadows Photography Art Cenfeatured in KU Endowment magazine tre residency in China and will receive for work on the Dyche Hall grotesque funding from the Lighton International replication project: Michelle Strickland, Exchange Program (LIAEP) “Return of the Guardians,” KU Giving, Spring 2021 BETSY BARNHART was appointed to the Inaugural National Leadership Team PhD student EIMAN GRAIZ was ac- of the Industrial Designers Society of cepted to present her work on energy America to promote Diversity, Equity efficient architectural surfaces at the and Inclusion in Industrial Design. International Conference on Advanced Buildings Skins in New York City, 2021. 57
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JOE COLISTRA, NILOU VAKIL, GREGORY CRICHLOW AND CASEY FRANKLIN were awarded the 2020 AIA Kansas Honor Award for Unbuilt Design for their Sydney Alternative Housing Ideas project.
AIA St. Louis (8)- AARON MICHALICEK (RANFT), EMMA VANDEWATER (RANFT), CHRISTIAN HUNN (WISCHMEYER), CELINE KHASHRAM, JACK HELLER, LYDIA JUENGLING, JULIANNA RIBBLE, ERICA VILLAMAYER.
KAPILA D. SILVA The Honor for Outstanding Progressive Educator BUSHRA NAYEEM awarded with 2021 (H.O.P.E.) Award, awarded by the AAUW Fellowship 2020 Senior Class of the University of AIAS KU nominated as the National Kansas (2020). Chapter Honor Award at the national FRANK ZILM was awarded the Russ conference FORUM, ETHAN SANDCoile Lifetime Achievement Award by BURG nominated to receive the National Chapter Leader Honor Award the Center for Health Design. HUI CAI received the HCD 10 Educator KU Visual Communications Student BHROOVI GUPTA won two American Award. Advertising Awards: Logo Design and Kansas City Architecture Foundation Best in Show in Student Design. (KCAF) scholarships (7)- DARIUS MATHIS, JOSE MORENO, ASHLYN Industrial Design Student ERIKA REECE, BRITTANY PEREZ, MAL- LOBO, won the first round of the IDSA LORY MCGRAW, EMILY ALMLOFF, Student Merit Awards and advanced to Represent KU for the Midwest District ISAAC TAYLOR Competition. HOK Diversity Scholarship - DARIUS MATHIS
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Industrial Design students LINDSEY FLETCHER AND ALYSSA JONES were selected to move forward in the highly competitive DiverCity by Design, footwear Design Masterclass. TAD (Technology | Architecture + Design) was selected as a finalist for the 2021 PROSE Award in the category “Best New Journal in Humanities and Social Sciences”. K. VAN DE RIET’S ARCH 509 Emergence Pavilion in North Lawrence awarded Architecture Master Prize, Student Project, Small Architecture Category, October 2020 and AIA Kansas Design Award, Student Project, October 2020 K. VAN DE RIET’S ARCH 509 Kaw Pavilion in East Lawrence awarded Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Award, Honorable Mention, December 2020 CALLUM VIERTHALER - awarded the AIA Kansas Young Architect of the Year award in October 2020
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EARL SANTEE, FAIA, is a senior principal and founder at Populous. He is recognized as one of the most widely acclaimed sports designers in the world. With a guiding philosophy that dictates that sites should shape a building’s design, Santee has designed award-winning projects that have been part of major urban renewal efforts across the nation, including in Denver, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis. His portfolio includes 18 Major League Baseball parks, 40 spring training facilities, and minor league parks. In 2014, he was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, the organization’s highest honor bestowed upon an architect.
BRUCE SMITH is Director of Global Design at Steelcase Inc. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, Smith leads design teams to develop products in education, health, seating, and workplace tools. During a career at Steelcase that began in 1986, he has been responsible for numerous innovations in workplace product design. Smith takes a collaborative approach to product design that considers everything from materials to user research, and manufacturing to marketing. By utilizing the expertise of specialists at all stages of product development, he works to develop solutions that improve performance and sustainability standards.
Santee received bachelor’s degrees in both architecture and environmental design from KU in 1981.
Smith received a bachelor’s degree in industrial design from KU in 1978.
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TODD VOTH, FAIA, is a senior principal and founder at Populous. He leads the firm’s convention center practice. He has led the design of hotels, retail facilities, and 40 convention centers. Under his leadership, Populous has become a global leader in convention center design. He has received numerous awards and recognitions for his work, including a Historic Preservation Award; National Chairman, Young Architects Forum, American Institute of Architects; and a National Presidential Citation Award, American Institute of Architects. In 2017, he was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
EDDY TAVIO is currently a project designer and senior associate at Populous. He focuses on conceptual design, 3D visualizations, and innovative thinking to help clients see the future possibilities for their buildings and surrounding developments. He has experience working on a variety of project types spanning higher education, civic buildings, campus master plans, and sports facilities, assisting with all phases of design. Since 2018, he has been an adjunct instructor in the KU Department of Architecture. Originally from Venezuela, Tavio is also a co-founder of the nonprofit Kinitiative, which provides humanitarian architecture to towns and villages in West Africa.
Voth received bachelor’s degrees in both architecture and environmental design from KU in 1981.
Tavio received a master’s degree in architecture in 2012.
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PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD UPDATE Kathy Achelpohl, after chairing the School’s Professional Advisory Board for five years, is passing the torch to newly appointed co-chairs Kevin Flynn and Tucker Trotter. During the October 2021 Professional Advisory Board meeting, Achelpohl was recognized for her leadership and for 12 total years of service on the board. One of the auditorium chairs in the Marvin Hall Forum (designed and built in 2014 by Studio 804) was adorned with a plaque to commemorate her service. The Professional Advisory Board supports the School’s educational mission and its vision to elevate and advance the professional practices of design and architecture in ways that allow humankind to live and prosper sustainably and equitably in a complex world. Flynn, Executive Vice President at Kiku Obata & Company, and Trotter, CEO at Dimensional Innovations, are working with board members, students, faculty, and administration to develop even more connections between the School and the professional communities. Watch for a number of updates in the coming year.
The Professional Advisory Board presented Kathy Achelpohl with a certificate of appreciation and commemorative miniature auditorium chair created by the fabrication team at Dimensional Innovations.
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