Cheryl Lynn McAfee | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1958 (age 65–66) Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Other names | Cheryl Lynn McAfee Mitchell Cheryl McAfee-Mitchell |
| Alma mater |
Kansas State University Harvard University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Reginald C. Mitchell |
| Parent |
|
Cheryl Lynn McAfee, FAIA, NOMA (born c. 1958), is an American architect. [1] She is the CEO of McAfee3, an architecture firm founded by her father Charles F. McAfee. [2] [3] [4] In 1990, she was the first women to receive an architecture license in the state of Kansas. [5] McAfee was named one of the "Top Women Architects" by Ebony magazine in 1995. [1] McAfee led the design and construction of sports venues of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. [6] She is also known as Cheryl Lynn McAfee-Mitchell. [7]
Cheryl Lynn McAfee was born in c. 1958 in Wichita, Kansas, to parents Gloria Myrth Winston and Charles F. McAfee. [8] Her sister Charyl Frena McAfee-Duncan is also an architect and works at McAfee3. [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. [1] She had interned at The Architects Collaborative (TAC) under Sarah P. Harkness, before and during her attendance at Harvard University. [5] In 1994, she married Reginald C. Mitchell. [9]
She started working at McAfee3 (formerly Charles F. McAfee Architects, Engineers, and Planners firm) in 1981. [10] In 1990, she was the first women to receive an architecture license in the state of Kansas. [5] 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. [5] [6] After the end of the Olympics, she worked to convert the Olympic Stadium into Turner Field. [5] In 1995, Mc Afee was elected as president of National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and was the first female president. [11] [5] She was the principal architect on the joint design effort for the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport from 2000 until 2015. [5]
McAfee was elected to the Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in 2003. [7] [12] In 2004, McAfee was the chair of the design commission in the city of Atlanta. [13] [14]
- ^ a b c "Top Women Architects". Ebony. Vol. 50, no. 10. August 1995. pp. 54–58. ISSN 0012-9011.
- ^ McKenzie, Vashti Murphy (2001-06-01). Strength in the Struggle. The Pilgrim Press. ISBN 978-0-8298-2079-9.
- ^ Sturdivant Sani, Christina (September 9, 2020). "McAfees exemplify two generations of architectural excellence". AIA. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
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African Americans of Wichita. The Kansas African American Museum. Arcadia Publishing Library Editions. 2015-10-12.
ISBN
978-1-5316-7178-5.
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g "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}}:|website=ignored ( help)CS1 maint: others ( link) - ^ a b Finger, Stan (1996-07-14). "Wichita native achieves her own Olympic glory". The Wichita Eagle. pp. 1A, 10A. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ a b Cramer, James P.; Yankopolus, Jennifer Evans (2005). Almanac of Architecture & Design, 2005. Greenway Communications. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-9675477-9-4.
- ^ a b Davis, Kimberly (October 2005). "Black Architects: Embracing and Defining". Ebony. 60 (12). Johnson Publishing Company: 108–114.
- ^ "Weddings: Mitchell-McAfee". The Wichita Eagle. 1994-12-22. p. 23. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Housing lecture slated". The Manhattan Mercury. 1990-01-19. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Achievers: Architecture". The Wichita Eagle. 1995-10-16. p. 48. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Cheryl McAfee worked to grow minority female participation in AIA". Atlanta Business Chronicle. November 16, 2018.
- ^ Pendered, David (2004-10-21). "Sweeter Auburn, OK near for major project". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. J1, J5. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Project: Biggest changes planned". The Atlanta Constitution. 2004-10-21. pp. J1, J5.
- Living people
- 1950s births
- People from Wichita, Kansas
- African-American architects
- 20th-century American architects
- 21st-century American architects
- 21st-century American women
- American women architects
- Architects from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Fellows of the American Institute of Architects
- Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni
- Kansas State University alumni
Cheryl Lynn McAfee | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1958 (age 65–66) Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Other names | Cheryl Lynn McAfee Mitchell Cheryl McAfee-Mitchell |
| Alma mater |
Kansas State University Harvard University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Reginald C. Mitchell |
| Parent |
|
Cheryl Lynn McAfee, FAIA, NOMA (born c. 1958), is an American architect. [1] She is the CEO of McAfee3, an architecture firm founded by her father Charles F. McAfee. [2] [3] [4] In 1990, she was the first women to receive an architecture license in the state of Kansas. [5] McAfee was named one of the "Top Women Architects" by Ebony magazine in 1995. [1] McAfee led the design and construction of sports venues of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. [6] She is also known as Cheryl Lynn McAfee-Mitchell. [7]
Cheryl Lynn McAfee was born in c. 1958 in Wichita, Kansas, to parents Gloria Myrth Winston and Charles F. McAfee. [8] Her sister Charyl Frena McAfee-Duncan is also an architect and works at McAfee3. [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. [1] She had interned at The Architects Collaborative (TAC) under Sarah P. Harkness, before and during her attendance at Harvard University. [5] In 1994, she married Reginald C. Mitchell. [9]
She started working at McAfee3 (formerly Charles F. McAfee Architects, Engineers, and Planners firm) in 1981. [10] In 1990, she was the first women to receive an architecture license in the state of Kansas. [5] 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. [5] [6] After the end of the Olympics, she worked to convert the Olympic Stadium into Turner Field. [5] In 1995, Mc Afee was elected as president of National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and was the first female president. [11] [5] She was the principal architect on the joint design effort for the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport from 2000 until 2015. [5]
McAfee was elected to the Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in 2003. [7] [12] In 2004, McAfee was the chair of the design commission in the city of Atlanta. [13] [14]
- ^ a b c "Top Women Architects". Ebony. Vol. 50, no. 10. August 1995. pp. 54–58. ISSN 0012-9011.
- ^ McKenzie, Vashti Murphy (2001-06-01). Strength in the Struggle. The Pilgrim Press. ISBN 978-0-8298-2079-9.
- ^ Sturdivant Sani, Christina (September 9, 2020). "McAfees exemplify two generations of architectural excellence". AIA. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
-
^
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) - ^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g "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}}:|website=ignored ( help)CS1 maint: others ( link) - ^ a b Finger, Stan (1996-07-14). "Wichita native achieves her own Olympic glory". The Wichita Eagle. pp. 1A, 10A. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ a b Cramer, James P.; Yankopolus, Jennifer Evans (2005). Almanac of Architecture & Design, 2005. Greenway Communications. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-9675477-9-4.
- ^ a b Davis, Kimberly (October 2005). "Black Architects: Embracing and Defining". Ebony. 60 (12). Johnson Publishing Company: 108–114.
- ^ "Weddings: Mitchell-McAfee". The Wichita Eagle. 1994-12-22. p. 23. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Housing lecture slated". The Manhattan Mercury. 1990-01-19. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Achievers: Architecture". The Wichita Eagle. 1995-10-16. p. 48. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Cheryl McAfee worked to grow minority female participation in AIA". Atlanta Business Chronicle. November 16, 2018.
- ^ Pendered, David (2004-10-21). "Sweeter Auburn, OK near for major project". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. J1, J5. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Project: Biggest changes planned". The Atlanta Constitution. 2004-10-21. pp. J1, J5.
- Living people
- 1950s births
- People from Wichita, Kansas
- African-American architects
- 20th-century American architects
- 21st-century American architects
- 21st-century American women
- American women architects
- Architects from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Fellows of the American Institute of Architects
- Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni
- Kansas State University alumni