Jane Toplis - Curriculum Vitae email: [email protected]
Qualifications : Member of National Register of Access Consultants 2003 Member of Royal Institute of British Architects 2000 Registered Architect, ARB 1987
Education : Dip Arch, Hull School of Architecture 1986 BA (Hons), Uni of Manchester School of Architecture 1983
Employment:
April 2003 to date JANE TOPLIS ASSOCIATES LTD Architects and Access Consultants Director Manchester Town Hall, Gloucester Cathedral, Natural History Museum Lincoln Castle, York Minster, Bristol Old Vic, Stonehenge, LAMDA, Tudor House Museum, Southampton, Great Dixter, Oxford Town Hall, Bath Theatre Royal, Holburne Museum, Wrest Park, Cardiff Castle, UK Centre for Carnival Arts Luton, Avon Fire Service, Cardigan Castle, Ickworth House, Wells Cathedral, Royal West of England Academy of Arts Bristol, Hertford Museum, Castleford Forum, Weston Park Museum Sheffield, Peepul Centre Leicester, Arts Council, Houses of Parliament, Tower Hamlets Health Authority, City of Bristol College, Bronte Museum Haworth
Feb 2002 to April 2003 LISA FOSTER JANE TOPLIS ASSOCIATES Access Consultants Partner English Heritage site audits, Racecourse Holdings Trust, National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, Historic Scotland, Royal Shakespeare Company, Middle Temple
Nov 1998 to Feb 2002 PURCELL MILLER TRITTON Conservation Architects Senior Access Consultant St John’s College Cambridge, Tudor House Museum Southampton, Society of London Theatres, Theatre Royal Winchester, Corpus Christie College Cambridge, Manchester City Art Gallery, Eden Project, Falmer House University of Sussex
Jan 1999 to Sept 2000 NORTH WILTSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL Urban Designer Design, production information and contract administration of external and landscape contracts in historic towns.
July 1997 to Nov 1998 EC HARRIS Cost Consultants Access Consultant Audits for Railtrack, Anvil Theatre Basingstoke, Paddington Station, Princesshay Shopping Centre Exeter, White City Retail Development
1990 - 1997 ARCHAID ARCHITECTS Leicester Project Architect Design and build sheltered housing project for developer William Davis, extensions to community buildings, conversion of hotel into women’s centre, new-build youth centre, conversion of YWCA hostel
Aug 1989 - Aug 1990 MACBEATH PARR ASSOCIATES Isle of Skye Project Architect New build houses for private clients and community facilities
Jan 1988 - July 1989 SK DAS ARCHITECTS New Delhi India Project Architect Design of low cost village housing in Uttar Pradesh
1986 - 1988 HUNT THOMPSON ASSOCIATES London Project Architect Conversion of listed Kings Cross hotel into hostel for homeless people, other housing schemes included Maiden Lane Camden
Special appointments : Streets for All - English Heritage Publication - Contribution on access issues. Disabled Access Assessor for Arts Council and HLF. Civic Trust Inclusive Design Advisor Expert Witness on Equality Act and Medico-Legal Cases