Charles F. McAfee

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Charles Francis McAfee
Born (1932-12-25) December 25, 1932 (age 91)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesCharles McAfee
Alma mater University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Occupation(s)Architect, building material manufacturer, activist
SpouseGloria Myrth Winston [1]
Children3, including Cheryl L. McAfee [1]
AwardsWhitney Young Award (1999)

Charles Francis McAfee, FAIA , NOMA (born December 25, 1932), [1] is an American architect, building material manufacturer, and housing activist. He was the founding president of Charles F. McAfee Architects, Engineers, and Planners firm (now McAfee3) which was headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. [2] McAfee has had a distinguished career, and has been considered one of the most important African-American architect in the United States for his social activism in designing affordable housing. [3] [4] He was a mentor to many of Black architects, including two of his own daughters. [5]

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Biography

Charles Francis McAfee was born on December 25, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, to parents Willie Anna (née Brown) and Arthur James McAfee. [1] [3] He served with United States Army from 1953 to 1955, during the end of the Korean War and was sent to Germany. [5] McAfee graduated with a B.Arch in 1958 from University of Nebraska–Lincoln. [1] In 1955, he married childhood friend and singer, Gloria Myrth Winston. [5]

In 1963, McAfee began his own firm in Wichita, named Charles F. McAfee Architects, Engineers and Planners; the firm grew and opened satellite offices in Dallas and Atlanta. [6] McAfee was known for his modernist designs. [7] He tackled social inequalities with a focus on designing affordable housing and utilized a modular approach. [8] In order to build the modular building components, Mc Afee opened a manufacturing plant in 1994 that hired and trained people from the community. [8] [9] In 1999, the manufacturing plant was shut down after facing debt. [10]

In 1976, he served as president of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). In 1981, McAfee was elected to the Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA). [11] His awards include the Whitney M. Young Jr. Award (1999) by the American Institute of Architects at the AIA National Convention and Expo in Dallas, Texas. [8] [12] His archived papers are at the University of Kansas. [6]

In 2006, the architecture firm transitioned ownership to his daughters. His daughters Cheryl Lynn McAfee Mitchell, and Charyl Frena McAfee-Duncan are also notable architects and serve in leadership positions at McAfee3 Architects in Atlanta. [13] [14] [5] [15] [16] In 2020, the Wichita McAdams Park Pool was renamed the McAfee Pool in his honor. [17]

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