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 Alliston & Drew, working in housing in Winchester. She became one of the founders and promoters of MARS Group (an association of architects, artists and industrialists to disseminate the ideas and practices of the Modern Movement).
Le Corbusier, Maxwell Fry and Drew were commissioned to design the city of Chandigarh, in India. In wartime between 1939 and 1944, Drew had 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 the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). In 1996, she was named Lady of the British Empire. Since 1998, the Jane Drew Prize has been awarded annually by the Architects' Journal.
She created a studio with James Thomas Alliston, named Alliston & Drew, working in housing in Winchester. She became one of the founders and promoters of MARS Group (an association of architects, artists and industrialists to disseminate the ideas and practices of the Modern Movement).
Le Corbusier, Maxwell Fry and Drew were commissioned to design the city of Chandigarh, in India. In wartime between 1939 and 1944, Drew had 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 the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). In 1996, she was named Lady of the British Empire. Since 1998, the Jane Drew Prize has been awarded annually by the Architects' Journal.
