Tag: Arts & Culture

Originally designed by McAfee3 in the mid 1970s, the 67,000 SF McKight/Ulrich complex is a major focal point at the entrance to the Wichita State University campus. Set on a limited, sloped site, the renovation program included administration, exhibition, teaching, and lecture facilities. McAfee3 Architects’ design solution incorporated glass-enclosed bridges that joined McKnight to an adjacent teaching facility. This project earned design awards from the Kansas AIA, Central States regional Architectural Competition and National Organization for Minority Architects.

Our team at McAfee 3 is proud of the work completed for the Kansas African American Museum/Gordon Parks Creative Center.

The Loves Jazz and Arts Center was named after musician Preston Love and is located at 2510 North 24th Street in Omaha Nebraska within the historic African American business community. He became renowned as a professional sideman and saxophone balladeer in the heyday of the big band era. He was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra when he was 22 Love eventually became a bandleader himself, eventually becoming Motown’s West Coast house bandleader. Love toured the U.S. and Europe quite frequently into the 1990s, additionally lecturing and writing about the history that included him.

As an educational institution, the Loves Jazz & Arts Center features state of the art digital media equipment enabling us to teach the latest media and engage in innovative new initiatives. Through exhibits, workshops, performances, educational programs, and special activities, the Loves Jazz & Arts Center explores the African American experience and celebrates accomplishments of the past and present to further advance the education of the future. McAfee3 Architects planned and designed the renovation of an existing two story building which includes exhibit space, administrative offices, multi-purpose lecture and event areas, and classrooms. The facility was totally upgraded to meet ADA standards and current code compliance.