Jane Wernick
Jane Melville Wernick CBE FREng (born April 1954) is a British structural engineer and a director of engineersHRW.[1] Having founded Jane Wernick Associates in 1998, she gave the firm to an employee trust in 2010 and it was incorporated into engineersHRW in May 2015.[2] Previously she worked at Arup (1976–1998). During her career with Arup, and later with Jane Wernick Associates, she was closely involved with projects including Stansted Airport terminal building and the London Eye.
Jane Melville Wernick | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1954 (age 68–69) |
| Alma mater | University of Southampton |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
Early life and interests
Wernick was born in 1954, the eldest child of Irving and Doreen Wernick, and has lived in Hampstead, London. She attended Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls in Acton and graduated from the University of Southampton in 1976.[3]
Career
From 1976 to 1998, Wernick worked for Ove Arup & Partners. She was in charge of Arup's Los Angeles office from 1986 to 1988.[3] Wernick was the RAEng 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. Wernick has been a member of the EDGE think tank and the RIBA Building Futures Steering Committee, in addition to a member of the Design Council CABE Design Review Panel and has been the Chair of the Diversity Task Force of the Construction Industry Council.
From 1996 to 1999 Wernick 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.[4][5]
in 2016 Wernick and her work were featured in the V&A's Engineering Season.[6]
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[7] houses, including the Balancing Barn, near Aldeburgh, Suffolk;[8] the Shingle House, Dungeness, Kent; the Long House, Cockthorpe, Norfolk and the Dune House, Thorpeness, Suffolk[4]
Awards
- 1988: First prize in the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Bridge Competition
- 2006: Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects[1]
- 2009: Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[9]
- 2013: First Woman of the Built Environment[10]
- 2015 New Year Honours: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) – For services to Structural and Civil Engineering[11][12]
External links
References
- "WERNICK, Jane Melville". Who's Who 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.(subscription may be required or content may be available in libraries)
- "engineersHRW incorporating Jane Wernick Associates". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- "Wernick". Design Council. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- "Profile, Jane Wernick Associates". Profile. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- "women in architecture: DiverseCity profiles". Women in Architect. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- "Jane Wernick featured as part of the Engineering Season". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- "Living Architecture. Holidays in modern architecture". Living Architecture. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- "Balancing Barn, Suffolk by MVRDV with Mole". Architects Journal. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- "RAEng New Fellows 2009". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- "First Women Awards 2013 Winners". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- "New year honours 2015: the full list". The Guardian. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- "New Year's Honours: Two women architects on honours list". Architects Journal. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.