About Us
Deeply committed to creating enduring value for our partners and communities
Cuningham is a nationally recognized architecture and interior design firm dedicated to creating enduring value for its partners and the communities it serves. Across a broad spectrum of markets, sectors, building types, and delivery models, Cuningham approaches every design solution as an opportunity to elevate a client’s vision and unlock a project's true potential. Harnessing the firm’s knowledge-backed insights and responsive design approach, Cuningham’s clients confidently navigate today’s dynamic, ever-changing market conditions.
At the core of Cuningham’s practice is a deep commitment to value creation and a steadfast belief that great design should balance social, environmental, and organizational objectives. By actively listening and meaningfully collaborating with its partners, Cuningham leverages the firm’s wide-ranging expertise to deliver innovative, purpose-driven design solutions that transcend scale, geography, and complexity.
Sustainability
Cuningham believes every project is an opportunity to do better for people, planet and an organization’s bottom line. That is why sustainability is our baseline—not an add-on—and we approach it holistically across environmental, social, and financial impacts. Whether pursuing carbon neutrality, regenerative landscapes, or wellness-focused interiors, we align sustainability goals with project realities through data, modeling, and responsible material choices. Informed by our experience with frameworks like LEED, WELL, and The Living Building Challenge, we go beyond checklists, helping clients discover unique opportunities to align environmental stewardship with project realities to create enduring value and a more resilient future.
Alternative Design & Delivery
We embrace alternative design and delivery methods as powerful tools to advance speed, certainty, and performance. From volumetric modular construction solutions to prefabricated building systems, our teams integrate alternative methods early in the design process to streamline schedules, reduce waste, and improve quality control. Recognizing that different projects require different approaches, we tailor these solutions to each client’s strategic goals, meeting project demands while navigating market challenges. Our deep experience with a full spectrum of alternative design types and delivery models enables faster occupancy, tighter cost control, and greater schedule predictability—without compromising design integrity.
Community Engagement
We design with—not for—our communities. As the bedrock of Cuningham’s practice, our deeply collaborative approach embeds diverse voices into the conversation early and often, ensuring designs reflect local priorities, cultural identity, and lived experiences. Through inclusive engagement strategies such as workshops, listening sessions, and visioning exercises, we translate experiential knowledge into design outcomes that not only meet programmatic goals, but help communities thrive culturally, financially, and socially.
Research
Transformative outcomes start by asking the right questions. Cuningham’s research-driven design process integrates diverse methodologies, gathering rich qualitative and quantitative data to help solve our clients’ most pressing issues. From evaluating post-occupancy performance and tracking industry benchmarks to exploring emerging materials and methods, we leverage research to uncover opportunities that drive great solutions. This rigor ensures our designs are measurable and aligned with both client objectives and community needs.
Design Technology
Design technology fuels how we think, collaborate, and create. From real-time visualization and digital twin implementation to parametric design, BIM coordination, and AI-assisted processes, we continuously adopt new and emerging technologies to make our clients’ projects measurably better. Our tools enhance precision, improve communication, and streamline the design-to-construction workflow. This tech-forward approach enables clients to fully engage with their projects before they’re built—leading to enhanced design quality, faster approvals, and more innovative solutions.