The College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech is a global leader in architecture, art, construction, design, and public and international affairs. Founded in 1964, the college houses four top-ranked schools: the School of Architecture + Design, Myers-Lawson School of Construction, the School of Public and International Affairs, and the School of Visual Arts. Today, CAUS is home to more than 2,300 students, 300 faculty and staff, 15,000 active alumni, and hundreds of industry partners from around the globe.
LATEST IN CAUS NEWS
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FutureHaus takes first place at Solar Decathlon Middle East
by sshover on November 30, 2018 at 3:48 pm
After years of research and development contributed by over 100 Virginia Tech students and faculty, the FutureHAUS […]
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House of the future and team await SDME 2018 Results
by sshover on November 26, 2018 at 4:57 pm
The home of the future is at its temporary residence in the desert — and the Virginia Tech students and faculty […]
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Virginia Tech IAWA Work to Save the Work of Women Architects
by sshover on November 5, 2018 at 6:30 pm
The International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) at Virginia Tech is issuing an open call to women […]
LATEST IN VT NEWS
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Media Preview: Virginia Tech’s world-winning solar home comes to Northern Virginia this summer
on June 12, 2019 at 2:43 pm
Virginia Tech’s award-winning FutureHAUS will be on public display in Alexandria this summer, near the location […]
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Multicultural heritage of Solitude to be commemorated
on June 6, 2019 at 8:01 pm
A Mountains of Music Homecoming event on June 8 will both explore Solitude as contested space and celebrate the people […]
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Wind Turbine Team soars to a second-place finish at Collegiate Wind Competition
on June 6, 2019 at 1:25 pm
Committed to a future that utilizes wind energy as a reliable and clean energy source, students intertwine coursework […]
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Creating the world's smartest solar home
Virginia Tech's five-college FutureHAUS Dubai student/faculty team will present their prototype for the future of smart, sustainable, modular housing at the Solar Decathlon Middle East in November as the only U.S.-based university team. -
Virginia Tech students design web-based service to help isolated senior citizens
With the award-winning web-based service “Bequest,” students from Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture and Urban Studies created a simple solution to unite young and old in common interests. -
Ray Kass takes art "Beyond Boundaries" at Virginia Tech
Prolific artist and Professor Emeritus Ray Kass keeps Virginia Tech and Southwest Virginia in his soul … and in the spotlight. Join him in his Montgomery County studio as he discusses teaching art at Virginia Tech's School of Visual Arts, his current work and techniques, and why studio art is a smart major. Video by A+D alumnus and SOVA graduate student David Franusich.