Everett Fly is an American landscape architect based in San Antonio. Fly received the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama in 2014. [1]
Fly studied architecture at the University of Texas at Austin (class of 1975) [2] and, in 1977, became the first African American to earn a Master of Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. [1] [3]
Fly's clients have included municipal, state, and county governments, and the National Park Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. [4] From 1994 to 2001, Fly served on the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. [5]
- ^ a b "Everett L. Fly". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Alumnus and Landscape Architect Everett Fly named 2023 School of Architecture Commencement Speaker". soa.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Everett L. Fly, "American Cultural Landscapes: Black Roots and Treasures"". Harvard Graduate School of Design. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ Davis, Vincent T. (11 April 2022). "San Antonio landscape architect receives national medal for helping preserve African American landmarks". San Antonio Express News. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Davis, Vincent T. (13 June 2021). "Harvard honors San Antonio landscape architect for preserving Black historical sites". San Antonio Express News. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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Everett Fly is an American landscape architect based in San Antonio. Fly received the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama in 2014. [1]
Fly studied architecture at the University of Texas at Austin (class of 1975) [2] and, in 1977, became the first African American to earn a Master of Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. [1] [3]
Fly's clients have included municipal, state, and county governments, and the National Park Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. [4] From 1994 to 2001, Fly served on the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. [5]
- ^ a b "Everett L. Fly". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Alumnus and Landscape Architect Everett Fly named 2023 School of Architecture Commencement Speaker". soa.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Everett L. Fly, "American Cultural Landscapes: Black Roots and Treasures"". Harvard Graduate School of Design. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ Davis, Vincent T. (11 April 2022). "San Antonio landscape architect receives national medal for helping preserve African American landmarks". San Antonio Express News. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Davis, Vincent T. (13 June 2021). "Harvard honors San Antonio landscape architect for preserving Black historical sites". San Antonio Express News. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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