Traditional Values & Today's Technology

We are an information-based, task-oriented firm, driven by professional associates with a clearly-focused mission: to provide a cost-effective design focusing on our clients’ vision and development needs. Combining traditional values with today’s technology, C&A has earned a stronghold in the design industry. We are committed to offering the highest quality of service to our clients.

Planning & Management Services

Public or Private Sector
Cauthen & Associates provides planning and management services to public housing authorities including preparing annual grant applications, performing administrative and management services of design projects, conducting energy audits and utility allowance studies, federal reporting, and preparing design documents for modernization or new construction.

Architecture Service

Public or Private Sector
Cauthen & Associates provides architectural design services to both public and private sector clients. We have worked on various types of projects including retirement communities, public housing, municipal, commercial, institutional, industrial, and educational facilities. We also conduct ADA studies and feasibility studies.

Recent News

  • McMinnville Housing Authority

    C&A’s green/energy retrofit design efforts brought McMinnville Housing Authority’s oldest development into compliance with the International Energy Conservation Code and saved the PHA over $30,000 annually in water, sewer and electricity costs. This design model received the 2013 “Tennessee’s Best” Award from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency in the “Best in Innovation” category.
  • Murfreesboro Housing Authority

    C&A’s redevelopment design for Murfreesboro Housing Authority’s Parkside project not only transformed a declining neighborhood into a thriving community, but also received NAHRO’s 2013 National Award of Merit and the 2013 Award of Excellence in Housing and Community Development.