Denise Bennetts

Denise Margaret Mary Bennetts FRIAS (born 1953) is a British architect and co-founder of Bennetts Associates, an architecture firm based in England. Bennetts has won multiple awards and her company's most recent project was Bayes Centre for Edinburgh University, which was opened by Princess Anne on 23 October 2018.

Denise Bennetts

FRIAS
BornJanuary 1953 (age 68)
NationalityBritish
EducationBArch (Hons), DipArch
Alma materEdinburgh College of Art, Heriot-Watt University
OccupationArchitect
EmployerBennetts Associates
Notable work
Bayes Centre, Edinburgh
Spouse(s)Robert (Rab) Bennetts
Websitehttps://www.bennettsassociates.com

Early life

Denise Bennetts was born January 1953, her full name is Denise Margaret May Bennetts. [1]

Education

In 1977, Bennetts graduated from Edinburgh College of Art, Heriot-Watt University with a RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) professional award and was joint winner with Rab Bennetts of the Final Year Prize.[2][3]

Career

In 1987, Bennetts and her partner Rab founded Bennetts Associates, an architecture firm, with offices in London, England. In 1994, the Edinburgh office was opened and recently Manchester in 2015.[4] She currently serves as Director and Secretary of the company.[1] In 2013, Bennetts was appointed on the jury of the contest to design RIBA's new London office following criticism the judging panel was not diverse.[5]

Events
  • RIAS Centenary Convention 2016, Edinburgh, Friday 13 - Saturday 14 May.[6]
  • Recent works with surprising connections to Rome, The British School at Rome, Thursday 5 July 2018.[7]

Notable buildings

Bennetts worked on the design of the Bayes Centre at the University of Edinburgh. The site will house researchers, students and entrepreneurs with the aim of developing and applying data science and artificial intelligence and was officially inaugurated on the 23 October 2018 by Princess Anne.[8][9]

Personal life

Bennetts's husband is Robert (Rab) Bennetts.

References
  1. "BENNETTS ASSOCIATES LIMITED - Officers (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  2. "History of ECA Alumni | Edinburgh College of Art". www.eca.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  3. reiss.mulvanny@thedrum.com (2018-03-22). "Denise Bennetts". The Drum Awards. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  4. "Bennetts Associates converts Art Deco cinema into cultural centre in northern England". Dezeen. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  5. "RIBA shakes up judging panel for contentious Portland Place contest". Architects Journal. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  6. "RIAS Centenary Convention 2016" (PDF).
  7. "Press release; Bennetts Associates: Recent works with surprising connections to Rome" (PDF).
  8. "Edinburgh's centre for data science and artificial intelligence opened by Princess Royal - FutureScot". FutureScot. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  9. "Bayes Centre opens as part of Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
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