Jane Priestman
General Information
Occupation: Design Manager
Date of Birth: January 01, 1930
Birth City: Stevenage
Birth Country: England (U.K.)
Resident Country: England (U.K.)
Notes: Jane Priestman is recognised as one of Britain's top ranking corporate design managers.
Sources: McQuiston, Liz. Women in Design: a Contemporary View. New York City: Rizzoli, 1988.
Specialties
Subject: Architecture, Design and Public Environments
Jobs
Employer: private practice
Country: England (U.K.)
Start Date: January 01, 1955
End Date: January 01, 1975
Notes: Mainly working with architects on interiors, exhibitions, and schools.
Employer: British Airports Authority (BAA)
Title: Full time Consulting Designer, Design Manager, then General Manager of Architecture and Design
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Notes: During this time, she was responsible for part of the modernisation of London's Gatwick and Heathrow airports.
Employer: British Railways
Title: Director of Architecture, Design, and Environment
Start Date: January 01, 1986
Employer: De Montfort University
Title: Visiting Professor of International Design
Collaborators
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Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: Chartered Society of Designers Award
Notes: Given for Design Management
Exhibitions
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Notable Projects
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Education
Institution: Liverpool
Department: College of Art
Licensing
Professional Affiliations
Organization: Chartered Society of Designers and Royal Society of Arts
Role: Fellow
Organization: Royal Institute of British Architects
Role: Honorary Fellow
Organization: Design Committee of the Board of London Regional Transport, Design Management Group of the Chartered Society of Designers, and NEDO Design Working Party
Role: Member
Notes: Council Member of Design and Industries Association
Organization: Environment Panel for BBC Television Design Awards
Role: Chairman
Organization: Design Council and Royal Society of Arts and Civic Trust
Role: Judging Panels
Publications By
Publications About
Title: Women in Design a contemporary view
Author: Liz McQuiston
Publication: Book
Page: 84
Publisher: Rizzoli
City: New York
Title: Transfer list
Author: Matt Barnard
Publication: Design Week
Volume: 16
Issue: 8
Page: 16-17 & 19
Date Published: January 01, 2001
Notes: The author looks at how easy (or otherwise) it is to make the transition from being a client to working for a consultancy.
Title: Giving the people their say on architecture
Author: Demetrios Matheou
Publication: Architects' journal
Volume: 199
Issue: 5
Page: 17
Date Published: January 01, 1994
Notes: Feb 1994. Report of a symposium and debate sponsored by the AJ on elitism in architecture. Participants included architects Sir Richard Rogers and Rory Coonan, journalists Ken Powell and Stephen Greenberg, and design consultant Jane Priestman. Held in London on Jan.26, 1994.