The Room Fitness Monitor
How can sensor data directly inform the experience of everyday building occupants? The last three decades have seen a proliferation of sensors and network connectivity in objects ranging from the...
View ArticleBenedictine Living Community of Shakopee
The Benedictine Living Community of Shakopee will be a senior living facility providing independent living, assisted living, and assisted living memory care. Located just two miles from St. Gertrude’s...
View ArticleThe Emerging Link Between Ventilation Strategies And Academic Achievement
A version of this piece was originally published in the Fall 2018 edition of Learning By Design Magazine While there has been plenty of speculation and some evidence over the years about the impact of...
View ArticleNew Apartment Community Blends Mid-Century Modern And Progressive Design
Cuningham Group Architecture has released an updated design rendering of Millennium Park Central, a nine-story, market-rate apartment community in the highly anticipated Park Central redevelopment in...
View ArticleA New Definition of Interior Design: Better Understanding the Profession
Close your eyes. For a moment, take in the space around you. Without visual cues, can you describe how it feels? Perhaps you notice the way a beam of sun comes through a window and hits your face....
View ArticleMay 7 – Understanding the Scale and Impact of Minneapolis’ Creative Sector
Dr. Brenda Kayzar, Collaborative Strategist and Owner, Urbane DrK Consulting and Gülgün Kayim, Director of the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, City of Minneapolis Minneapolis...
View ArticleA Message Just for You: Forced Perspective as a Wayfinding Tool
A traveler is walking through an airport, in a crowd of people all bound for different destinations. She wonders which way she should walk to get to gate B33. Suddenly, she receives a message intended...
View Article2019 Summer Interns Kick-Off Collaborative Project
Each year, the Cuningham Group summer intern cohort steps away from their day-to-day learning and client-driven work to team up on a collaborative project. Yesterday, our 2019 cohort — our largest one...
View ArticleSummer Interns Explore American Indian Cultural Corridor with Collaborative...
How does one attract, approach and enter a space? This is the question that the 2019 Summer Student Intern Cohort was tasked with investigating as part of their collaborative project, a staple of...
View ArticleA thriving, healthy senior living community in Washington state
“We were immediately inspired by the beautiful landscape and the fresh air that surrounds us. The vision was clear: to capture this connection to nature as much as we could in this new community.” –...
View ArticleReflections on the 2019 Women’s Leadership Summit
“We have the power to change the profession of architecture – and by extension, to literally change the world around us. Changing the profession and the world is what women in architecture have been...
View ArticleTelling Stories With Data Maps
How can mapping be used to tell data-rich stories about context and design? As forward-thinking designers and planners, this is a question we are constantly asking ourselves at Cuningham Group. For...
View ArticleBelieving the Hype: Reflections on NOMA ‘19
Last month, six Cuningham Group team members from around the country — Varnell Smith, Matthew Trotter, Sam Olbekson, Aarón Regla Bretón, Patricia Joseph and Tim Dufault — traveled to Brooklyn, New...
View ArticleAngel of the Winds Casino Resort Expansion and Renovation
As tribal casinos increasingly position themselves as entertainment centers, amenities become a crucial element of a casino’s success. The expansion and renovation of Angel of the Winds Casino Resort...
View ArticleRafter: A Love Letter to Northeast Minneapolis
Northeast Minneapolis is known for many things — great restaurants, historic buildings, a thriving art scene. For the neighborhood’s residents, it’s also known for a group of wild turkeys that call the...
View ArticleDESIGNING SCHOOLS FOR THE NEXT CENTURY
Architects and designers must take a holistic approach when designing new educational facilities that are optimal learning environments that are adaptable, transparent and connected, while also...
View ArticleImmersive Technologies: How Architects Can Position Themselves For Future...
Almost 40 years ago, architects began designing and documenting with computers, sparking what has been referred to as the “digital turn” in architecture. Today, increased computing capabilities and...
View ArticleMaking the most out of the 21st Century Development Matrix
21st Century Development is an AIA Minnesota initiative that seeks to help developers and their clients invest in the health, wellbeing and equity of their project’s immediate community. Arising from a...
View ArticleDesigning for Dignity: How these design professionals are taking the fight...
Cuningham Group Principal Scott Godfrey, AIA, NCARB has a passion for helping those in need. His 30-year career is defined by a commitment to volunteerism — specifically his efforts to help reduce and...
View ArticleCOVID-19, the Black Swan: How it Might Impact Retail and Restaurants
It has quickly become apparent that we are heading into an economic situation much like our grandparents and relatives may have experienced during WWII or the Great Depression. The good news: history...
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