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.