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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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
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 NERFINISHED
Association for the Promotion of the Higher Education of Women NERFINISHED
employer Fry, Drew and Partners NERFINISHED
familyName Drew NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork architecture
urban planning
genre tropical architecture
givenName Irene NERFINISHED
Jane
honorificTitle CBE NERFINISHED
knownFor advancing women’s role in architecture
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 NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Iran NERFINISHED
Nigeria NERFINISHED
notableWork Chandigarh, India NERFINISHED
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
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 NERFINISHED
Maxwell Fry NERFINISHED
workedOn University College, Ibadan, Nigeria NERFINISHED
educational buildings in Ghana
housing and public buildings in Chandigarh
public housing schemes in London

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Capitol Complex architect Jane Drew
subject surface form: Capitol Complex, Chandigarh
Jane Drew Prize namedAfter Jane Drew