The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, IAUS or Institute for
short, is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to supporting
the study of architecture in the city. The Institute offers an intensive
individualized design studio to students who are interested in
architecture at all scales of its expression. Particular emphasis is
placed on architecture as a cultural activity, how architecture
intersects other disciplines, how advanced technology is used to create
new environments, how new ways of living, work and play transform our
buildings and how collaboration creates a new paradigm of practice.