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