Cunningham Architects was founded in 1981 in Dallas, Texas. Since this time the firm has collected over 60 design awards for works that are unique and appropriate to their environment. Sustainable building practices are inherent to our approach and each project is conceived with careful consideration of its context and user. The integrity of our buildings comes from the appropriateness of our design methods. Not only should the design and resulting buildings and spaces be responsible to the Earth and its resources, but they should also be responsible to their occupants and neighbors. We endeavor to understand our clients’ intention. To do so requires immersion into their culture. We are committed to not only fulfilling our clients’ programs, but addressing their more primary intentions and objectives through intense dialogue and challenging ourselves to understand them.
2000 TXU Service Center, Waco, Texas, Merit Award
2000 Dallas International School, Dallas, Texas, Honor Award
2001 Haggerty Art Center, Irving, Texas, Merit Award
2002 Casa Caja, Dallas, Texas, Citation Award
2003 7th Floor Gallery, JFK Museum, Dallas, Texas, Merit Award
2004 Casa Angosta, Richardson, Texas, Merit Award
2004 Addison Arts & Events District Pavilion, Addison, Texas, Honor Award
2008 House on Cedar Hill, Texas, Merit Award
2010 Wimberley Residence, Citation Award
2011 1000 Foch Street, Citation Award
2013 Pomona Residence, Honor Award
2015 AIA Dallas 25 Year Award - The Powerhouse
2015 AIA Dallas Firm of the Year Award - Cunningham Architects
2015 Clearfork Campus, Fort Worth, Texas, Honor Award
2018 Burial Crypt for Cistercian Monastery, Honor Award
2018 Temple Emanu-El, Honor Award
2019 AIA Dallas 25 Year Award - Cistercian Abbey Church
2022 AIA Dallas Honors Award - All Saints Church
2023 AIA Dallas Honor Award - Shady Brook Building
Other Awards:
1985 Longview Beautification Award for Benchmark Office Building
1986 Dallas Chapter of AIA, Young Architect of the Year Award
1987 Distinguished Architect of the Year Award, The University of Texas at Arlington School of Architecture
1989 National Glass Association, Honor Award for the Power House
1989 Delta Sigma Tau Silver Metal Award, Texas Tech University
1989 National Curatorial Award for the Now/Then/Again Exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art
1990 International Association of Lighting Designers Award of Excellence for the Power House
1990 Illuminating Engineering Society Honor Award for the Powerhouse
1991 Illuminating Engineering Society Merit Award for Epstein Chapel
1992 Dallas Theatre Award for The Addison Centre Theatre
1994 International Association of Lighting Designers Award of Excellence for the Cistercian Abbey Church
1994 Emerging Voices, Architectural League of New York
1995 Young Outstanding Texas Ex, The University of Texas at Austin
2003 Illuminating Engineering Society Merit Award for Sacred Space
2005 Illuminating Engineering Society IIDA Legends Award for Addison Arts & Events District Pavilion
2006 International Association of Lighting Designers Merit Award, House in the Garden
2011 TEXO Distinguished Building Award for the Cathedral of Hope Interfaith Peace Chapel
2016 North American Copper in Architecture Award, Clearfork Campus
Texas Society of Architects Design Awards:
1984 14840 Landmark Office Building, Dallas, Texas
1985 Benchmark Office Building, Longview, Texas
1989 Exhibit of Cunningham Architects at the University of Texas at Arlington
1989 Powerhouse, Dallas, Texas
1990 Steak and Ale Corporate Headquarters, Dallas, Texas
1992 Addison Conference and Theatre Center, Addison, Texas
1992 Cistercian Abbey Church, Irving, Texas
1994 4401 Travis Street Apartments, Dallas, Texas
1997 Latorre Residence, Dallas, Texas
2001 Texas Utilities Customer Service Center, Waco, Texas
2002 Casa Caja, Dallas, Texas
2005 Casa Angosta, Richardson, Texas
2005 Pump Station, Highland Park, Texas
2006 Addison Arts & Events District Pavilion, Addison, Texas
2009 House in the Garden, Dallas, Texas
2012 Cathedral of Hope Interfaith Peace Chapel, Dallas, Texas
2019 O’Neil Ford Medal for Design Achievement, Gary Cunningham
2022 TSA 25-Year Award - Cistercian Abbey Church
Dallas Chapter of the AIA Design Awards:
1984 Benchmark Office Building, Longview, Texas, Merit Award
1984 14840 Landmark Office Building, Dallas, Texas, Merit Award
1987 Exhibit of Cunningham Architects at the University of Texas at Arlington
1988 Sesler House, Dallas, Texas, Citation Award
1989 Power House, Dallas, Texas, Honor Award
1990 Now/Then/Again, Exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, Merit Award
1990 Grace Lutheran Church, Carrollton, Texas, Merit Award
1992 Addison Conference and Theatre Center, Addison, Texas, Honor Award
1992 Temple Shalom, Epstein Chapel, Dallas, Texas, Citation Award
1993 Cistercian Abbey Church, Irving, Texas, Citation Award
1994 4401 Travis Street Apartments, Dallas, Texas, Merit Award
1995 Prince of Peace Catholic Community, Plano, Texas, Merit Award
1996 Latorre Residence, Dallas, Texas, Merit Award
1998 Cole Avenue Apartments, Dallas, Texas, Merit Award
1998 Healy House, Dallas, Texas, Citation Award