McAfee³ in the News
May 29, 2025
Paul Williams Fund Honors Black Architects at Annual Gala
The Paul R. Williams Scholarship and Education Fund hosted their second annual Gala, where they honored groundbreaking architects.
April 9, 2025
Brent Leggs on the Charles McAfee Pool via Instagram
“Charles McAfee’s pool in Wichita, Kansas, is a powerful example of Black creativity shaping public space.”
February 28, 2025
Long Ignored, Black Modernist Architects Get Recognition
Modernist structures designed by architects with recognizable names like Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Kahn and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe dot the United States.
February 5, 2025
Black Design: 28 People, Places, Ideas, and Spaces
A list of individuals, books, landmarks, and resources related to Black design worth celebrating this Black History Month.
February 2, 2025
Georgia’s Black Architects Make Their Mark on Atlanta
Atlanta’s Black architects built on success and sacrifice to create or renovate some of the city’s most iconic public structures.
December 25, 2024
Brent Leggs Honors Charles McAfee on His Birthday
“Today, alongside the Holidays, we celebrate the life and extraordinary legacy of Charles McAfee.”
December 17, 2024
Charles McAfee Interviewed on PBS “One on One”
Watch Victor Hogstrom’s lively chat with Charles McAfee: one of the most important African American architects in the United States.
August 30, 2024
A Dive into Charles McAfee’s Beloved Modernist Swimming Pool
The touching story of how the Kansas city neighborhood rallied to save the community pool.
July 8, 2024
McAfee Family Committed to Preserving McAdams Park Pool
The pool design has been featured by the Getty Museum, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Gore Foundation.
June 27, 2024
Historic McAfee Pool Set to See Major Improvements
McAfee Pool in Wichita carries historical significance as the first pool in Kansas that African Americans could compete in with correct measurements.
May 23, 2024
The 5 Best Residential Architects in Wichita, Kansas
Home Builder Digest has curated a list of the best residential architects in Wichita, including McAfee³.
May 13, 2024
StoryCorps Atlanta: Segregation, Architects and Spelling Bees
Architect Cheryl McAfee and StoryCorps Atlanta’s Kiplyn Primus speak about McAfee’s experience integrating a Kansas school.
March 3, 2024
Family Design Legacy Featured on Rough Draft Atlanta
Perspectives in Architecture: an article honoring the legacy built from multiple generations of family within the architecture industry.
February 19, 2024
Charles McAfee Featured in Good Morning America
The Charles McAfee Pool House was designed by Charles McAfee, a founding member of the National Organization of Minority Architects.
January 26, 2024
Cheryl McAfee and a Life Shaped by Leadership, Activism, and Design Excellence
Atlanta architect Cheryl McAfee FAIA, NOMA grew up in a home shaped by leadership, civic activism, and transformative architecture.
January 19, 2024
Charyl McAfee-Duncan: Honored as an Alumni Master
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln acknowledges Charyl McAfee-Duncan as an Alumni Master.
January 17, 2024
A Trailblazing Campaign to Celebrate and Conserve Black Modernism
Architectural Digest acknowledges Charles McAfee as a grant recipient.
January 15, 2024
Charles McAfee Interviewed by James E. Barfield
An interview overviewing his local and national success as one of the most important African-American architects.
2024
Museum Of Design Atlanta: “Please Be Seated” Exhibit
Equity in Architecture is excited to be participating in MODA’s current “Please Be Seated” exhibit.
2024
Coverage of the McAfee Pool at McAdams Park
Thanks to a group of activistits known as the McAdams Pool Women Warriors, the pool was revamped instead of filled in.
2024
Charles McAfee on KMUW Wichita 89.1
A space dedicated to Charles McAfee and his many projects, impact, and legacy.
2024
Architect & House Archives by US Modernist2023
An article honoring Charles McAfee as one of the most important black architects in the United States.
June 27, 2023
‘It was a special project for me’: Charles McAfeeJune 27, 2023
The Charles McAfee pool at McAdams Park is one of eight sites in the US to receive funding from the African American Cultural Heritage Fund.
August 14, 2023
Docuseries with Charles McAfee: “What’s Up Kansas City?”
The significance of a regional structure, like Kansas’ first national black historical society, is as striking as McAfee’s national projects.
June 27, 2023
‘It was a special project for me’: Charles McAfee Reminisces on the McAfee Pool Architecture
Charles McAfee pool at McAdams Park is one of eight sites in the country to receive funding from the African American Cultural Heritage Fund.
2023
Cheryl McAfee: 2023 Honor Award Winner
Cheryl McAfee’s long career at her family firm has afforded her a platform for unprecedented positive influence and impact on the profession.
2023
Charyl McAfee-Duncan on Beyond The Built Environment
An article acknowledging her impactful architectural career and many community contributions.
August 25, 2022
Cheryl McAfee Featured in the AIA College of Fellows Quarterly Q3 2022
Cheryl McAfee featured as the CEO of McAfee3, and the first woman elected President of the National Organization of Minority Architects.
April 12, 2022
Doing Business with the Beltline: McAfee3 Architects, Inc.
An article speaking with Cheryl McAfee about the transformational legacy projects in Atlanta.
March 16, 2022
2022 Alumni Masters Award Winners Announced
An article announcing the class of 2022 Alumni Masters and alumni award winners, of which Charyl McAfee-Duncan was a recipient.
February 23, 2022
Charles F. McAfee, Honored UNL Alumn
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Architecture honors Charles McAfee, one of the first African Americans to earn an architecture degree from UNL.
October 14, 2021
NOMA LEGACY: The Impact of Minority Architects in Dallas
Corgan’s Human Resources Director, Halima McWilliams, recently moderated an in-depth discussion with esteemed architects including Charyl McAfee-Duncan.
October 14, 2021
Johns Creek Libraries Prepare for Renovations
Both libraries in Johns Creek will be closed for renovations for most of 2019, and architects have narrowed in on designs for the facilities.
June 24, 2021
8 Striking Atlanta Library Designs you Should Know
From Buckhead to Palmetto, the revived library system boasts an array of noteworthy architecture
July 9, 2020
City of Wichita Names Pool after Local Architect Charles McAfee
During a surprise announcement, the Wichita City Council honored and recognized Wichita native and nationally recognized architect Charles McAfee.
July 8, 2020
McAdams Pool Renamed Charles McAfee Pool
Interview with Charles McAfee, the architect who originally built the McAdams Pool.
2020
Charyl McAfee Dialogues with the David Dillon Center for Texas Architecture
Commentary on her involvement with the National Organization of Minority Architects, her business, and more.
March 14, 2018
Extensive Buckhead Library Renovation Coming in 2019
The Buckhead Branch Library is set to receive an extensive $2.7 million renovation that officials estimate will be completed by the end of 2019.
November 13, 2017
Tulsa Foundation of Architecture Facebook Post About Lloyd Williams Residence
“The problem was to create an economical, but personally unique residence for a family with two boys.”
February 13, 2017
Four More Keynote Speakers Added to AIA Conference on Architecture
DnA: Design and Architecture’s Frances Anderton will moderate the panel, “Anticipate Change: What’s Next in Architecture.”
November 18, 2017
Mod of The Moment: Lloyd Williams Residence
The Tulsa Foundation for Architecture is excited to announce the next home in our “Mod of the Moment” series: The Lloyd Williams Residence.
2017
CGD Completes Three Fulton County Libraries
In association with Stanley, Love-Stanley, P.C., Smith Dalia Architects, and McAfee3, CGD has completed and celebrated the opening of three new libraries in Fulton County, Georgia.
February 8, 2013
AIA Announces 2013 Fellows
The American Institute of Architects named 122 members to the College of Fellows and named six international architects as Honorary Fellows.
2013
Texas Architect: A Big Box Redefined
The Tulsa Foundation for Architecture is excited to announce the next home in our “Mod of the Moment” series: The Lloyd Williams Residence.
March 2012
Charyl McAfee Featured on Scholastic Art
An interview conducted by Scholastic Art, overviewing Ms. McAfee’s career.
2012
Charles McAfee Featured by the Society of Architectural Historians
The McKnight Art Center is the home of Wichita State University’s College of Fine Arts. Charles F. McAfee designed two of the three buildings in the McKnight Art Center complex.
2006
The National Organization of Minority Architects Magazine
The NOMA Magazine has a reader base of 20,000 that includes 1,500 licensed African-American Architects and hundreds of other minority architects.
July 13, 2004
Downtown Transit Center Nearing July 29 Opening
After five years of using a temporary hub, Oklahoma City’s busing version of Grand Central Station is set to open downtown by month’s end.
August 27, 2002
Charles McAfee Interview by The HistoryMakers
Considered the most important African American architect in the United States, Charles McAfee has used architecture to create opportunities and make social commentary.