Background
Drew, Jane Beverly was born on March 24, 1911 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England. Daughter of Harry Guy Radcliffe and Emma Spering (Jones) Drew.
Drew, Jane Beverly was born on March 24, 1911 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England. Daughter of Harry Guy Radcliffe and Emma Spering (Jones) Drew.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Ibadan, Nigeria, 1960. Doctor (honorary), Open University, Milton Keynee, England, 1973. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Newcastle University, 1987.
Doctor with honors in Architecture, University Witwatersrand, 1994.
Partner Alliston & Drew, England, 1934—1939. Principal Jane B. Drew, England, 1939—1945. Consultant Fry Drew & Partners, Seven Oaks, England, since 1945.
Assistant town planning advisor to resident minister W. African colonies, 1944—1945. Senior architect Indian Capitol Project, Chandigarh, 1951—1954. Beamis professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1961.
Visiting professor Harvard University, Boston, 1970.
Fellow: American Institute of Architects (honorary), Nigerian Institute Architects, Institute Contemporary Arts. (associate); member: Indian Institute Architects, Royal Institute American Architects (honorary), Architectural Association (past president).
Married Edwin Maxwell Fry, April 24, 1942. Children: Jennifer, Georgina Alliston.