Drew, Jane

Drew, Jane

▪ British architect
in full  Dame Jane Beverly Drew  
born March 24, 1911, Thornton Heath, Surrey, Eng.
died July 27, 1996, Cotherstone, Durham

      British architect who, with her husband, Maxwell Fry (Fry, Maxwell), was a forerunner in the field of modern tropical building and town planning. She paid great attention to the harmony of design with the environment, a characteristic that made her one of Great Britain's best-loved architects.

      Drew, a graduate of the Architectural Association School, London, and a member of the Modern Architectural Research Group, did specialist studies on kitchen planning for the British Commercial Gas Corporation (1941–43). It was through the Modern Architectural Research Group that Drew met Fry. From 1944 to 1946 she was assistant town-planning adviser to the resident minister for the British West African colonies.

      In 1946 Drew and Fry, who had married four years earlier, formed the firm of Fry, Drew and Partners in London, concentrating on large-scale planning for tropical countries. The University of Ibadan (1953–59), Nigeria, is one of the many tropical buildings they designed. Their books Village Housing in the Tropics (1947; with Harry L. Ford) and Tropical Architecture in the Humid Zone (1956) are considered standard works.

      In 1951 the Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier (Corbusier, Le) invited Drew and Fry to join him on the project to build Chandigarh, the new capital city of the state of Punjab (from 1966 joint capital of Punjab and Haryana) in India. Fry and Drew utilized the sun-sheltering properties of canopies and deep recesses in their houses.

      Among Drew's best-known works are the Institute of Contemporary Arts (1964), London; the School for the Deaf (1968), Herne Hill, London; and the Open University (1969–77), Milton Keynes, Eng. She was the first woman to serve on the Council of the Royal Institute of British Architects and was a lifelong fellow. In 1996 she was created Dame of the British Empire.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Jane Drew — with her husband Maxwell Fry in 1984 Dame Jane Drew, DBE, FRIBA (24 March 1911 – 27 July 1996) was an English modernist architect and town planner. She qualified at the AA School in London, and prior to World War II became one of the leading… …   Wikipedia

  • Jane's World — is a comic strip by cartoonist Paige Braddock, which first debuted on 25 March 1998. It stars Jane Wyatt, a young lesbian woman living in an apartment with her roommate, Ethan. Jane has worked at a variety of low end to mid level jobs. The strip… …   Wikipedia

  • Drew Marshall — Birth name Drew Marshall Born November 30, 1966. Richmond Hill, Ontario Show The Drew Marshall Show Station(s) JOY 1250 Time slot …   Wikipedia

  • Drew Goddard — Goddard in 2005 Born Andrew Goddard February 26, 1975 (1975 02 26) (age 36) Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S. Occupation …   Wikipedia

  • Drew Barrymore — Barrymore at the premiere for He s Just Not That Into You in 2009 Born Drew Blyth Barrymore February 22, 1975 (1975 02 22) (age 36) …   Wikipedia

  • Drew (patronyme) — Drew Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Patronyme 2 Prénom 3 Culture …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Drew (prénom) — Drew Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Patronyme 2 Prénom 3 Culture …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Drew Struzan — Struzan (right) and Frank Darabont (left) signing a limited edition poster for the TV Series The Walking Dead. Born 1947 (age 63–64) Oregon City, Oregon, United States …   Wikipedia

  • Drew Seeley — Seeley during the High School Musical: The Concert tour Background information Birth name Andrew Michael Edgar Seeley Also known as …   Wikipedia

  • Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford — (c. 1505 ndash; February 13 1542) was an English noblewoman who lived in the reign of Henry VIII. She was a sister in law of Henry s second wife Anne Boleyn and lady in waiting to his fifth wife Catherine Howard, with whom she was executed. Early …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”