Sep 4, 2009 Our new Autumn newsletter is available to view. - - Jun 8, 2009 JDDK have won two LABC Northern Region Awards! for Best Partnership and Best Educational Building - - May 21, 2009 The RSPB Visitor Centre at the Wildlife Reserve and Discovery Park in Saltholme has won two awards in the last week! The Construction Excellence Legacy Award for Sustainability and an RIBA Regional Award! - - Oct 17, 2008 JDDK won another Landmark Award! - - Jan 26, 2007 Landmark Success for JDDK Ltd - - Jan 26, 2007 National Award for Sure Start Newbiggin Hall Childrens Centre - -

Jane Darbyshire OBE BA (Hons) BArch(Hons) RIBA

Jane Darbyshire has been in practice since 1979, founding Jane Darbyshire Associates in 1987 and subsequently converting to the limited company of Jane Darbyshire and David Kendall Ltd. She led the practice until her retirement in 2000, although she remains a Consultant.

Jane trained at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, from where she also travelled to Japan and the United States with scholarships. She was personally responsible for many award winning buildings including St Oswald's Hospice (RIBA Building of the Year 1989). Amongst many appointments to other organisations, she has been a member of RIBA Council, an External Examiner at the University of Newcastle and is currently a member of the Prince's Foundation Panel of Practitioners. In 1994 Jane received an OBE for Services to Architecture.