Jane Wernick
Jane Wernick CBE FREng Hon FRIBA FRSA CEng FIStructE FICE (born 1954) is a British construction engineer and the founder of the construction engineering firm Jane Wernick Associates. She has wide experience of building unusual structures beginning with her early interest in the use of the inverted catenary as a structural element. During her career with Arup (1977–1998) and later with Jane Wernick Associates she was closely involved with many well known projects including Stansted Airport terminal building and the London Eye.
Early life and interests
Jane was born in 1954, the eldest child of Irwin and Doreen Wernick, and has lived for most of her life in Hampstead, London. She attended Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls in Acton from the age of 8 and graduated from the University of Southampton in 1976. She has is an amateur oboist and choral singer and has painted watercolour landscapes. She is an gardener.[1]
Career
Jane worked for Ove Arup and Partners from 1976 to 1998 during which she was seconded to Birdair Structures, Buffalo, New York, for two years (1980–1981). She ran Arup's Los Angeles office from 1986 to 1988. She is the REng Visiting Professor of Design at Southampton University and has taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow, and the Architectural Association, London. She is a member of the EDGE think tank and the RIBA Building Futures Steering Committee. She has been a member of the Design Council CABE Design Review Panel since 2011 and is Chair of the Diversity Task Force of the Construction Industry Council. From 1996 to 1999 she was a member of the Council of the Institution of Structural Engineers. She was also on the CABE Design Review Panel from 2001 to 2006 and the CABE Schools Panel from 2007 to 2011.[1][2]
Notable projects
- 1986: Cerritos Centre for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- 1990–1993: Lille TGV station
- 1990–1998: London Eye
- 2004–2006: Young Vic, London
- 2005: Tickle Cock Bridge, Castleford
- 2010–2011 Living Architecture[3] houses, including the Balancing Barn, near Aldeburgh, Suffolk;[4] the Shingle House, Dungeness, Kent; the Long House, Cockthorpe, Norfolk and the Dune House, Thorpeness, Suffolk[1]
Awards
- 1988: First prize in the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Bridge Competition
- 2009: Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng)
- 2015 New Year Honours: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) – For services to Structural and Civil Engineering[5][6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Profile, Jane Wernick Associates". Profile. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ↑ "women in architecture: DiverseCity profiles". Women in Architect. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ↑ "Living Architecture. Holidays in modern architecture.". Living Architecture. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ↑ "Balancing Barn, Suffolk by MVRDV with Mole". Architects Journal. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ↑ "New year honours 2015: the full list". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ↑ "New Year’s Honours: Two women architects on honours list". Architects Journal. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
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