His design, research, and teaching explore the form, processes, and impacts of urban sprawl. His work with the Spatial History Project involves the creation of an interactive chronology that examines the suburban expansion of San Antonio, Texas.Caine’s urban designs have received recognition in multiple international competitions including the Dry Futures competition in California, the Build-a-Better-Burb competition in New York, and Rising Tides competition in San Francisco. At the architectural scale, he has designed and contributed to multiple AIA-award winning projects. His designs and writing have been featured in numerous publications including Log, Metropolis P/O/V, The Architect’s Newspaper, Arqa, Competitions, and Terrain, and received additional coverage in popular press outlets such as The Discovery Channel, Texas Public Radio, NYTimes.com, and the San Francisco Chronicle.