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About the Author
John Cays is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Interim Director of the
School of Art + Design in the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s J. Robert and
Barbara A. Hillier College of Architecture and Design. He is a licensed professional
architect. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of the
Arts and Master of Architecture from Princeton University.
Prior to cofounding GRADE Architects, an architecture and interior design firm
in NYC in 2001, he was a project manager at Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Since
2005, he has been responsible for overseeing the development and use of “Kepler,”
NJIT’s transparent digital repository, and the qualitative data-driven design curriculum management and assessment system. In 2008, Kepler served as the engine
behind the nation's first fully digital NAAB accreditation visit. He served as North
East Regional Director for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
from 2014 to 2017 and as Director on the National Architectural Accrediting Board
from 2017 to 2020. He is an active member of the ACLCA Education Committee.
His research focuses on visualization, translation, and advocacy to increase the
adoption and use of quantitative life cycle assessment methods and tools in the
design fields.
About the Author
John Cays is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Interim Director of the
School of Art + Design in the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s J. Robert and
Barbara A. Hillier College of Architecture and Design. He is a licensed professional
architect. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of the
Arts and Master of Architecture from Princeton University.
Prior to cofounding GRADE Architects, an architecture and interior design firm
in NYC in 2001, he was a project manager at Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Since
2005, he has been responsible for overseeing the development and use of “Kepler,”
NJIT’s transparent digital repository, and the qualitative data-driven design curriculum management and assessment system. In 2008, Kepler served as the engine
behind the nation's first fully digital NAAB accreditation visit. He served as North
East Regional Director for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
from 2014 to 2017 and as Director on the National Architectural Accrediting Board
from 2017 to 2020. He is an active member of the ACLCA Education Committee.
His research focuses on visualization, translation, and advocacy to increase the
adoption and use of quantitative life cycle assessment methods and tools in the
design fields.