His work focuses on architecture and urbanism in relation to globalization and the collective memory of cities. He has worked on institutional projects for Herzog & de Meuron, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, and Kennedy & Violich Architecture. Hui received his BArch from Cornell University with the Charles Goodwin Sands Memorial Silver Medal and led the college publication, Association. His graduating thesis asks how rail yards in Chicago can inform a more democratic urban framework for the post-industrial age.