Ivenue Love-Stanley facts for kids

Ivenue Love-Stanley (born in 1951) is a famous American architect. She helped start a company called Stanley, Love-Stanley P.C. This company designs buildings and is based in Atlanta.

Ivenue Love-Stanley made history in architecture. She was the first African-American woman to finish her architecture studies at Georgia Institute of Technology. In 1983, she also became the first African-American woman to be a licensed architect in the southeastern United States. This means she was officially allowed to design buildings.

Love-Stanley has worked on many important projects. These include the Aquatic Center for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. She also designed the Lyke House Catholic Student Center at the Atlanta University Center. Other projects are the Southwest YMCA and St. Paul's Episcopal Church. These last two even won awards from the National Organization of Minority Architects. She also designed the Auburn Market and the National Black Arts Festival headquarters.

About Ivenue Love-Stanley

Ivenue Love-Stanley grew up in Meridian, Mississippi. She went to Millsaps College and earned a degree in Mathematics in 1972. Later, in 1977, she got her Master's degree in Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology.

She strongly supports Georgia Tech's efforts to include more diverse students. She even gives an award each year. This award helps African-American students with good grades get scholarships and internships. She has also served on important boards for Georgia Tech.

Starting an Architecture Firm

In 1978, Ivenue Love-Stanley started her own architecture firm. She co-founded Stanley, Love-Stanley, P.C. with her husband, William J. "Bill" Stanley III. This company grew to be the second-largest African-American architecture firm in the South.

She also worked with the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). She helped create strong connections between NOMA and the American Institute of Architects.

Designing for the Olympics and Community

During the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, Love-Stanley was a key designer. She helped design and manage the Olympic Aquatic Center. She also helped set up a "Celebrate Africa" exhibit and performance.

Later, she designed the Youth Art Connection. This is a gallery and art center for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. It helps young people explore art.

Helping Preserve History

Love-Stanley has served on several boards that protect historic buildings. She was also on the City of Atlanta's Zoning Review Board. For eight years, she was on the board of the Atlanta Midtown Improvement District. This group oversees projects to improve Midtown Atlanta.

She also helped make Atlanta's West End neighborhood a national historic district. She volunteered her time to review documents and prepare drawings. While on the board of the Atlanta Preservation Center, she stopped several important buildings from being torn down. She also led the restoration of the Herndon Home Museum. This museum was once owned by Alonzo Herndon, a very wealthy African-American businessman.

Love-Stanley also volunteered her design skills for the Sweet Auburn Avenue project. This project worked to make the area around the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park better.

Awards and Honors

Ivenue Love-Stanley is known for her community service and her architectural designs. Two of her firm's projects are featured in a book called "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory." These are the Horizon Sanctuary, which houses the Ebenezer Baptist Church, and a sculpture at John Westley Dobbs Plaza in Atlanta.

Here are some of the awards and honors she has received:

• Named one of the "top women architects" in 1995 by Ebony magazine.
• The Cathedral at Turner Chapel won the 2008 Brick in Architecture Award. This is the largest African Methodist Episcopal Church in the world.
• Appointed to the Atlanta Urban Design Commission in 2005.
• Appointed to the Georgia State Board of Architects and Interior Designers, serving from 2003 to 2012.
• Received the 2014 Whitney M. Young Jr. Award from the American Institute of Architects.

See also

In Spanish: Ivenue Love-Stanley para niños

• African Americans in Atlanta
• African-American architects
• Cheryl L. McAfee