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October 24, 2018 Design

Minneapolis Office Remodel: Design for Flexibility

This video is the third in a four-part series about the remodel of our Minneapolis office. Design for Flexibility “As a design team we were tasked with fitting a large amount of people into the space, but also creating a highly functional, flexible, and comfortable work environment.” ..

October 2, 2018 News

Cuningham Group’s Founding Story – As told by John Cuningham

My Beginnings with James Stageberg I always tell people that I became an architect because of James Stageberg. He was my professor at the University of Minnesota as well as a mentor and friend. He hired me immediately after graduation in 1962 and I became a partner in his firm at age 27. Together, we..

September 25, 2018 Awards, News

John W. Cuningham, FAIA, Receives 2018 AIA Minnesota Gold Medal*

We are honored to announce that Founder John Cuningham has received AIA Minnesota’s 2018 Gold Medal award, which is one of AIA Minnesota’s highest honors. *The following article was published by AIA Minnesota. See the full article here: http://www.aia-mn.org/gold-medal-2018/. Minneapolis, September 24, 2018—John W. Cuningham, FAIA, founder of Cuningham Group Architecture, is the recipient of the..

September 20, 2018 Design

The Future of Healthcare and Senior Living Design

Principal Lee Brennan recently joined a panel of five speakers to give insight into the 2018 Healthcare & Senior Living Real Estate Trends at Bisnow’s 2018 Healthcare West Conference in Los Angeles. The discussion was geared toward the changing medical demands of an aging population and how real estate will evolve to incorporate the different..

September 18, 2018 Design

Minneapolis Office Remodel: Design for Collaboration

This video is the second of a four-part series about the design process and philosophy for the remodel of our Minneapolis office. Design for Collaboration The essence of Cuningham Group’s culture can be stated in one word: Collaboration. So naturally, it was a key component in the redesign of our Minneapolis office. By utilizing acoustical,..

September 6, 2018 Awards, News

Chelsea Woods Receives 2018 AIA Minnesota 25 Year Award

Chelsea Woods development has ‘stood the test of time because of good design’ AIA MN announced that Cuningham Group has received the 2018 25 Year Award. Led by John Cuningham, Chelsea Woods was designed more than 45 years ago and features townhomes and detached, patio-style homes that blend seamlessly into the surrounding natural setting. In..

September 5, 2018 Design

Minneapolis Office Remodel: Design for Transformation

This video is the first of a four-part series about the remodel of our Minneapolis office. Design for Transformation Over the past 20 years, changes in technology have dramatically altered the way in which architecture firms operate. As part of a unifying branding effort across all Cuningham Group offices, our Minneapolis location was redesigned in..

August 14, 2018 Design

Sagrado Corazon: Goodwill Meets Good Design

If you were to visit Sagrado Corazon y Santa Maria Guadalupe Catholic Church 10 years ago, you wouldn’t find much in the way of a traditional worship space. For many years, the Sagrado Corazon parish, located in Cudahy, a blue-collar neighborhood south of Los Angeles, had gathered in a small, semi-outdoor, tin-roof chapel. Overcrowding and..

July 9, 2018 Design

Chelsea Woods: An Enduring Legacy

Chelsea Woods is a designed community located off the busy intersection of County Road 6 and Vicksburg Lane in Plymouth, Minnesota. More than 45 years after it was designed, the compact multi-family development remains a thriving community. Situated on 94 acres of dense forests and pristine waterways, Chelsea Woods includes 224 units, 129 of which..

July 5, 2018 Design

A Look Back: Arkansas House of Prayer

When Rev. Susan Sims Smith from the Arkansas House of Prayer read an article in the interfaith journal Faith and Form about a Cuningham Group-designed Episcopalian retreat house, the House of Prayer Oratory at St. Johns University in Collegeville, MN, she knew she wanted one just like it for her Little Rock congregation. “With very..

December 18, 2017 Awards, Design

Cuningham Group Wins Three A4LE Rocky Mountain Awards

Cuningham Group recently took home honors at the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) Rocky Mountain Chapter Awards ceremony. These awards are an opportunity for firms to share their planning and design experience of educational facilities with the community. We’re pleased and honored to be recognized in three categories: Summit (renovations), Peak (new construction) and People’s..

November 17, 2017 Awards, Design

Empowering Student Learning Through Innovative Design

Natrona County Public School’s Pathways Innovation Center and Roosevelt High School in Casper, Wyoming, are transforming the traditional high school learning experience. Designed by Cuningham Group Architecture in partnership with MOA Architecture, the facility’s design and programming came out of a comprehensive community engagement process. The project has received many awards, most recently the Project..