Cheryl L. McAfee

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Cheryl Lynn McAfee
Bornc. 1958 (age 66–67)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Other namesCheryl Lynn McAfee Mitchell
Cheryl McAfee-Mitchell [1]
Alma mater Kansas State University
Harvard University
OccupationArchitect
Father Charles F. McAfee

Cheryl Lynn McAfee, FAIA , NOMA (born c. 1958), is an American architect. [2] She is the CEO of McAfee3, an architecture firm founded by her father Charles F. McAfee. [3] [4] [5] In 1990, she was the first woman to receive an architecture license in the state of Kansas. [6] McAfee was named one of the "Top Women Architects" by Ebony magazine in 1995. [2] McAfee led the design and construction of sports venues of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. [7]

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Early life and education

Cheryl Lynn McAfee was born in c. 1958 in Wichita, Kansas, to parents Gloria Myrth Winston, a public school teacher and principal, [8] and Charles F. McAfee, an architect. [9] One of her two sisters, Charyl Frena McAfee-Duncan, is also an architect and works at McAfee3. [9] [8]

She graduated with a B.Arch in 1979 from Kansas State University; and with a master of architecture degree in 1981 from Harvard University. [2] She interned at The Architects Collaborative (TAC) under Sarah P. Harkness, before and during her attendance at Harvard University. [6]

In 1994, she married Reginald C. Mitchell. [10]

Career

She started working at McAfee3 (formerly Charles F. McAfee Architects, Engineers, and Planners firm) in 1981. [11] In 1990, she was the first women to receive an architecture license in the state of Kansas. [6] She relocated in 1990 to Atlanta to prepare to lead the design and construction for all 33 sports venues of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. [6] [7] After the end of the Olympics, she worked to convert the Olympic Stadium into Turner Field. [6] In 1995, Mc Afee was elected as president of National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and was the first female president. [12] [6] She was the principal architect on the joint design effort for the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport from 2000 until 2015. [6]

McAfee was elected to the Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in 2003. [1] [13] In 2004, McAfee was the chair of the design commission in the city of Atlanta. [14] [15]

In 2023, McAfee and her team at McAfee3 redesigned and modernized six library branches of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cramer, James P.; Yankopolus, Jennifer Evans (2005). Almanac of Architecture & Design, 2005. Greenway Communications. p. 237. ISBN   978-0-9675477-9-4.
  2. 1 2 3 "Top Women Architects". Ebony . Vol. 50, no. 10. August 1995. pp. 54–58. ISSN   0012-9011.
  3. ↑ McKenzie, Vashti Murphy (2001-06-01). Strength in the Struggle. The Pilgrim Press. ISBN   978-0-8298-2079-9.
  4. ↑ Sturdivant Sani, Christina (September 9, 2020). "McAfees exemplify two generations of architectural excellence". AIA. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  5. ↑ African Americans of Wichita. The Kansas African American Museum. Arcadia Publishing Library Editions. 2015-10-12. ISBN   978-1-5316-7178-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Cheryl Lynn McAfee, FAIA, NOMA, LEED AP, BD+C". The AIA College of Fellows Quarterly. AIA College of Fellows. 2022. pp. 36–37. Retrieved 2023-02-16– via Issuu.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. 1 2 Finger, Stan (1996-07-14). "Wichita native achieves her own Olympic glory". The Wichita Eagle . pp. 1A, 10A. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  8. 1 2 3 Harclerode, Melody (March 3, 2024). "Perspectives in Architecture: Family builds design legacy across generations". Rough Draft Atlanta. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  9. 1 2 Davis, Kimberly (October 2005). "Black Architects: Embracing and Defining". Ebony . 60 (12). Johnson Publishing Company: 108–114.
  10. ↑ "Weddings: Mitchell-McAfee". The Wichita Eagle . 1994-12-22. p. 23. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  11. ↑ "Housing lecture slated". The Manhattan Mercury . 1990-01-19. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  12. ↑ "Achievers: Architecture". The Wichita Eagle . 1995-10-16. p. 48. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  13. ↑ "Cheryl McAfee worked to grow minority female participation in AIA". Atlanta Business Chronicle . November 16, 2018.
  14. ↑ Pendered, David (2004-10-21). "Sweeter Auburn, OK near for major project". The Atlanta Constitution . pp. J1, J5. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  15. ↑ "Project: Biggest changes planned". The Atlanta Constitution . 2004-10-21. pp. J1, J5.
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