Jane Drew (b. Thornton Heath, England, March 24,1911 - d. Barnard Castle, Durham, July 27, 1996) is an English modernist architecture an town planner, qualified at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.
She created a studio with James Thomas Alliston, named as Alliston & Drew, working in housing in Winchester. She become one of the founders and promoters of MARS Group (association of architects, artists and industrialist to disseminate the ideas and practices of Modern Movement).
Le Corbusier, Maxwell Fry and Drew were commissioned to design the city of Chandigargh, in India. In war time between 1939 and 1944, Drew has her first office, with the idea of employing only female architects. After the II World War in 1950, she cofounded with Maxwell Fry, a studio as Fry, Drew and Partners, focusing on the development of housing architecture.
She was the first woman to be part of the Council of Royal Institute of Britain Architects (RIBA). In 1996 she was named Lady of the British Empire. Since 1998, the Jane Drew Prize has been named as a tribute, awarded annually by the Architects Journal.
She created a studio with James Thomas Alliston, named as Alliston & Drew, working in housing in Winchester. She become one of the founders and promoters of MARS Group (association of architects, artists and industrialist to disseminate the ideas and practices of Modern Movement).
Le Corbusier, Maxwell Fry and Drew were commissioned to design the city of Chandigargh, in India. In war time between 1939 and 1944, Drew has her first office, with the idea of employing only female architects. After the II World War in 1950, she cofounded with Maxwell Fry, a studio as Fry, Drew and Partners, focusing on the development of housing architecture.
She was the first woman to be part of the Council of Royal Institute of Britain Architects (RIBA). In 1996 she was named Lady of the British Empire. Since 1998, the Jane Drew Prize has been named as a tribute, awarded annually by the Architects Journal.
