Research Archives - Cuningham Group

August 3, 2018 News, Research

Congratulations to Cuningham Group’s newest WELL Accredited Professionals!

Interior Designer Hailey Wrasman joins Architects Andrew Tisue and Heather Castro as Cuningham Group’s WELL accredited professionals (AP). Our firm works to make advancements towards “health and well-being in buildings and communities across the world.” The WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP) credential denotes expertise in the WELL Building StandardTM and a commitment to advancing human..

August 2, 2018 Design, Research

Uplift 50: Commitment to Making Our Workplaces Healthy & Sustainable

As part of Cuningham Group Architecture’s 50th Anniversary celebration, we launched a year-long program to increase awareness and review practices that support sustainable design throughout our offices in the United States. Over the course of the year, we are assessing our firm’s impact in a number of areas, ranging from water and energy usage to..

July 25, 2018 Design, Research

Visual Communication

Bridging the translation gap with concept packages. In the design world, effective communication of complex ideas is critical to a project’s success. Whether it’s hospitality, education, healthcare, restaurant and retail or big name entertainment, if we cannot communicate our vision in a compelling fashion, we will not have a compelling design. This can be especially..

July 6, 2018 Research

Equity & Diversity

Cuningham Group conducted a presentation series this year on Gender Equity and Diversity. Organized by a team of our employees, we discussed the factors that go into making a firm successful. Cuningham Group continuously strives to be a leader in equity and diversity, which we view as a main component of firm success. Throughout the..

June 25, 2018 Research

All-Inclusive Restrooms

Last year, Cuningham Group Architecture launched an expansive 5-year strategic plan (2017-2021). Part of this plan included the formation of a cross-disciplinary Research Council consisting of Cuningham Group employees. The mission of this council is to conduct formal, directed research on a wide array of topics in order to advance the firm’s standing as a..

June 7, 2018 Research

Innovations in Ambulatory Care

Patient and Staff Focused Design Cuningham Group works with our clients to develop holistic approaches to improve the patient, visitor and staff experience. Approximately 10 percent of the patient experience is actual care, while the other 90 percent includes parking, navigation, check-in, form-filling, and waiting. x Our work has established Cuningham Group’s reputation as a global..

May 22, 2018 Research

Uplift 50: Commitment to Making Our Workplaces Healthy & Sustainable

Sustainability is one of our firm’s core values and we strive to make conscious efforts to recycle and conserve both in and outside the office. As part of our firm’s 50th Anniversary celebration, we launched a year-long program to increase awareness and review our practices that support sustainable design throughout our offices in the United States. ...

September 7, 2017 Research

Designing with Natural Ventilation

With rising concerns surrounding the cost and environmental impact of energy use natural ventilation has its advantages. Not only does natural ventilation provide ventilation (outdoor air) to ensure safe, healthy and comfortable conditions for building occupants without the use of fans, it also provides free cooling without the use of mechanical systems. When carefully designed,..

June 15, 2017 Research

University of Minnesota and Cuningham Group Collaborate

Dustin Schipper joined Cuningham Group in January of 2016 to kick off his research for the University of Minnesota’s Master of Science in Architecture – Research Practices, which integrates a structured path to architectural licensure with research in practice. Dustin is the second student from the University of Minnesota’s program to partner with Cuningham Group..

June 7, 2017 Research

Livable City, Sustainable City, Green City, Smart City

Let Portland and other cities pursue these trendy accolades. They will all be so 2012 in a few years. Our real aim should be to be the Most Loveable City. Why, you ask? Because if we love our city and our city loves us, we will thrive together. We will persevere not just through winter..

April 26, 2017 Research

Art, Meet Architecture

As disciplines, art and architecture can be fast friends or distant cousins, but in rare cases they can be soul mates. This happens to be true with Frank Gehry’s design for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, which opened in 1997. Last February I was fortunate to spend a couple days touring the collections, exhibitions..

February 16, 2017 Design, Research

Epic Systems Corporation Leads in Sustainability

Where is the largest Green Roof in the United States? Where is the largest single location private Photovoltaics (PV) array in the United States? Where is the largest single geo-exchange bore-field in the United States? Surprisingly, the answer to all three of these questions is located at Latitude 42.98, Longitude 89.56, better known as Epic..