[2] Olufemi was born on 1 May 1940 in London, England to Moses Majekodunmi and Tomi Agbebi.
[2] However, he grew up in Nigeria and attended St Gregory's College, Lagos[3] He later returned to the United Kingdom to study architecture at the Glasgow School of Art, Kingston College of Art (now Kingston University) and graduated in 1966.
Afterwards, he returned to Nigeria and worked with Godwin and Hopwood Architects, Lagos before establishing his architectural firm, then Femi Majekodunmi Associates, now FMA Architects Ltd, in Nigeria in 1973.
The firm has grown to a large practice, with branch locations in Botswana and South Africa.
[9] He has been Juror for several competitions including WAN Awards for World Architecture.