Jane Drew
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Jane Drew was a pioneering British modernist architect and urban planner known for her influential work in postcolonial India and Africa and for advancing women’s role in architecture.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jane Drew canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British person
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ urban planner ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Irene Jane Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Maxwell Fry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Fry, Drew and Partners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-03-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-07-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Architectural Association School of Architecture
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Association for the Promotion of the Higher Education of Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Fry, Drew and Partners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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urban planning ⓘ |
| genre | tropical architecture ⓘ |
| givenName |
Irene
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Jane ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | CBE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advancing women’s role in architecture
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pioneering modernist architecture in tropical climates ⓘ work in West Africa ⓘ work in postcolonial India ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Institute of British Architects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Modernism ⓘ |
| name | Jane Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableProjectLocation |
Ghana
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chandigarh, India
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Tropical Architecture in the Humid Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Tropical housing projects in West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Ibadan campus, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Village Housing in the Tropics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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urban planner ⓘ |
| partnerInFirmWith | Maxwell Fry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Thornton Heath, Surrey, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Highgate Cemetery, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
James Thomas Alliston
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Maxwell Fry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
University College, Ibadan, Nigeria
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educational buildings in Ghana ⓘ housing and public buildings in Chandigarh ⓘ public housing schemes in London ⓘ |
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Capitol Complex, Chandigarh