School Architecture & Design

Cuningham Group has a distinguished history of creating high quality design solutions for learning and has been an instrumental leader in the change of school architecture both in the k-12 and post secondary markets. We accomplish this by understanding best practices in teaching and learning and interpreting them as form givers that shape architectural responses unique to a given community.

We are recognized as international leaders in school planning and design with a strong focus on sustainability and green design, inclusive planning and award-winning design. Our Vision-Based Planning™ process is an academically focused planning program that uses the vision for learning to guide the architectural design, balanced with the values of the community. This allows diverse groups such as architects and K-12 schools, middle schools, high schools or colleges to better work together, resulting in creative learning environments that reinforce the desired academic outcomes of the school and community within the budget and schedule established for the project.

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Awards and Recognition

Cuningham Group has won top awards for our educational projects and below is a partial listing of the organizations and awards our projects have received over the years:

American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) – James D. MacConnell Award
American Association of School Administrators (AASA) along with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI)
- Shirley Cooper Award
- Walter Taylor Award

Project and Building Types

Facility Planning and Assessment

Referendum Planning

Preschools

Early Learners

K-12

Intermediate and Middle Schools

High Schools

Post Secondary

Athletic Centers

Libraries

Auditoriums and Performance Centers