Each year, CUArch, in conjunction with Travis Price Architects, creates a unique Spirit of Place |Spirit of Design Design-Build Program. In this program, students travel to remote sites throughout the world to construct environmentally sensitive structures that are culture and place specific.

The design elective is offered every spring semester, and the build expedition is offered in the summer.  While students can take either course, it is highly recommended that they take both the Spring Design and the Summer Build.