Garfield Peart is an architect with over 30 years of experience. He was the 2023-2025 Georgia State Representative to the American Institute of Architects Strategic Council. Garfield received his Bachelor of Architecture from Howard University and MBA in Sustainability Business from Marylhurst University in Portland, Oregon. He is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Air Force Reserve with 28 years of service. Garfield is an advocate for community engagement, historic preservation, the creative arts, and diversity. His honors and organizations include the 2021 class of the Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program, past Commissioner on the Atlanta Urban Design Commission, past National Treasurer and South Region Vice-President for the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), 2019 Dorothy Spence Citizen Architect Award, 2016 James Gant Fausett, FAIA, Service to the Profession Award from AIA Atlanta Chapter, and 2012 Ford Freedom Unsung Heroes Award by the Ford Motor Company and Atlanta Center for Civil and Human Rights. His articles and work on diversity and sustainability have been featured in several publications, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Saporta Report, Curbed Atlanta, and Design Equilibrium. Garfield was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in 2025 under Object 5: Service to Society.