| Denise Bennetts | |
| Post-Nominals: | FRIAS |
| Nationality: | British |
| Education: | BArch (Hons), DipArch |
| Alma Mater: | Edinburgh College of Art, Heriot-Watt University |
| Occupation: | Architect |
| Employer: | Bennetts Associates |
| Notable Works: | Bayes Centre, Edinburgh |
| Spouse: | Robert (Rab) Bennetts |
| Website: | https://www.bennettsassociates.com |
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 the University of Edinburgh, which was opened by Princess Anne on 23 October 2018.
Denise Bennetts was born January 1953, her full name is Denise Margaret May Bennetts.[1]
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]
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. In 2013, Bennetts was appointed to the jury for the contest to design RIBA's new London office following criticism that the judging panel was not diverse.[5]
Bennetts worked on the design of the Bayes Centre at the University of Edinburgh. The building houses researchers, students and entrepreneurs working in data science and artificial intelligence. The centre was officially inaugurated on the 23 October 2018 by Princess Anne.[8] [9]
Bennetts's husband is Robert (Rab) Bennetts.