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'''Joan E. Goody''' (December 1, 1935 – 8 September 2009) was an ] ] known for her influence in the latter part of the 20th and early 21st century on Boston ]. She was also the author of several books on architecture, including an early work on the emerging modern style in Boston, ''New Architecture in Boston''.<ref>{{cite book|last = Shand-Tucci|first = Douglass|title = Built in Boston: City and Suburb, 1800-2000|publisher = University of Massachusetts Press|year = 2000|ISBN=1558492011}}</ref> Goody was a ]<ref>{{cite book|last=Cramer|first = James P.|coauthors= Jennifer Evans Yankopolus, editors|title=Almanac of Architecture & Design 2006|publisher=Greenway Communication|year=2005|ISBN=0975565427}}</ref> and a principal of ] of Boston.
'''Joan Edelman Goody''' (December 1, 1935 – 8 September 2009) was an American ] based in ], where she served on the faculty of the Mayor's Institute for City Design, and earlier as chair of the Boston Civic Design Commission.<ref>{{cite web|last=Barnes|first=Rebecca|title=Joan Goody Interview|work=Architecture Week|url=http://www.architectureweek.com/2006/0628/culture_1-1.html|year=2006|accessdate=2008-06-08}}</ref> She was known for her influence in the latter part of the 20th and early 21st century on Boston modern architecture and ].
She was also the author of several books on architecture, including an early work on the emerging modern style in Boston, ''New Architecture in Boston''.<ref>{{cite book|last = Shand-Tucci|first = Douglass|title = Built in Boston: City and Suburb, 1800-2000|publisher = ]|year = 2000|ISBN = 1-55849-201-1|url-access = registration|url = https://archive.org/details/builtinbostoncit00shan_0}}</ref>

Goody was a ]<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Cramer |editor-first=James P. |editor2=Jennifer Evans Yankopolus |title=Almanac of Architecture & Design 2006|publisher=Greenway Communication|year=2005|ISBN=0-9755654-2-7}}</ref> and a principal of ] of Boston.

== Early life and education ==
Joan Edelman Goody was born in ] in 1935 and grew up in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. She attended the ].<REF NAME="BGOBIT">Campbell, Robert,, ''The Boston Globe'', September 13, 2009.</ref>

Ms. Goody attended ]. She spent her junior year studying in ] and she went to ] on Spring break in 1955 where she developed an immediate interest in architecture after seeing and visiting the ]. She graduated ] from Cornell University in 1956. She went on to study and receive a Masters Degree in architecture and design at the ].<REF NAME="BGOBIT"/>

== Career ==
She married Marvin Goody, an MIT professor and architect in Boston and joined his firm, becoming a partner in 1968. Joan Goody taught architectural design at Harvard in the 1970s.<REF NAME="BGOBIT"/>

==Personal life ==
Joan Edelman married Marvin Goody, a fellow architect, in 1960. She remained married to him until his death in 1980.<REF NAME="BGOBIT"/>

In 1984, she married Peter Davison, a poet and editor, and remained married to him until his death in 2004.<REF NAME="BGOBIT"/>

== Selected projects ==
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* restoration of ] at ] in Boston, Massachusetts, including the creation of a major gathering area in a former cramped basement
* Harbor Point Apartments, where she transformed a dismal public housing project into a mixed-income neighborhood on the ] peninsula in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts
* a federal courthouse in ], where she mixed modern with traditional motifs
* Salomon Center for Teaching at Brown University
* Heaton Court, a small, affordable housing cluster in ]
* conversion of the former St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, D.C., into a new headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security.


== Publications == == Publications ==

*''New Architecture in Boston'' MIT Press; 1965 *''New Architecture in Boston'', MIT Press; 1965
*'Essays on social housing', ''Progressive Architecture'' 7 (1984), p.&nbsp;82-87 *"Essays on social housing", ''Progressive Architecture'' 7 (1984), pp.&nbsp;82–87
*'Do you see new directions?', ''Architecture: the AIA journal'' 5 (1985), p.&nbsp;240-251, 312-320 *"Do you see new directions?", ''Architecture: the AIA journal'' 5 (1985), pp.&nbsp;240–251, 312–320
* (c.1991) Boston Society of Architects, Joan E. Goody, Chair of Committee. In the collection of the Boston Public Library


==References== ==References==
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American architect

Joan Edelman Goody (December 1, 1935 – 8 September 2009) was an American architect based in Boston, Massachusetts, where she served on the faculty of the Mayor's Institute for City Design, and earlier as chair of the Boston Civic Design Commission. She was known for her influence in the latter part of the 20th and early 21st century on Boston modern architecture and historic preservation. She was also the author of several books on architecture, including an early work on the emerging modern style in Boston, New Architecture in Boston.

Goody was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a principal of Goody, Clancy & Associates, Inc of Boston.

Early life and education

Joan Edelman Goody was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1935 and grew up in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. She attended the School of the Ethical Culture Society.

Ms. Goody attended Cornell University. She spent her junior year studying in Paris, France and she went to Granada, Spain on Spring break in 1955 where she developed an immediate interest in architecture after seeing and visiting the Alhambra. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University in 1956. She went on to study and receive a Masters Degree in architecture and design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Career

She married Marvin Goody, an MIT professor and architect in Boston and joined his firm, becoming a partner in 1968. Joan Goody taught architectural design at Harvard in the 1970s.

Personal life

Joan Edelman married Marvin Goody, a fellow architect, in 1960. She remained married to him until his death in 1980.

In 1984, she married Peter Davison, a poet and editor, and remained married to him until his death in 2004.

Selected projects

Source:

  • restoration of Trinity Church at Copley Square in Boston, Massachusetts, including the creation of a major gathering area in a former cramped basement
  • Harbor Point Apartments, where she transformed a dismal public housing project into a mixed-income neighborhood on the Columbia Point peninsula in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts
  • a federal courthouse in Wheeling, West Virginia, where she mixed modern with traditional motifs
  • Salomon Center for Teaching at Brown University
  • Heaton Court, a small, affordable housing cluster in Stockbridge, Massachusetts
  • conversion of the former St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, D.C., into a new headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security.

Publications

  • New Architecture in Boston, MIT Press; 1965
  • "Essays on social housing", Progressive Architecture 7 (1984), pp. 82–87
  • "Do you see new directions?", Architecture: the AIA journal 5 (1985), pp. 240–251, 312–320
  • Columbia Point: A New Vision (c.1991) Boston Society of Architects, Joan E. Goody, Chair of Committee. In the collection of the Boston Public Library

References

  1. Barnes, Rebecca (2006). "Joan Goody Interview". Architecture Week. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
  2. Shand-Tucci, Douglass (2000). Built in Boston: City and Suburb, 1800-2000. University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 1-55849-201-1.
  3. Cramer, James P.; Jennifer Evans Yankopolus, eds. (2005). Almanac of Architecture & Design 2006. Greenway Communication. ISBN 0-9755654-2-7.
  4. ^ Campbell, Robert,"Joan Goody, 73, noted architect, cultural leader in Boston", The Boston Globe, September 13, 2009.

External links

  • Boston Society for Architecture. “Joan Goody FAIA (2002).” Accessed October 25, 2021.
  • Campbell, Robert, “Joan Goody, FAIA”, Architectural Record. (Oct 2009): p 38. (See Boston Globe obituary by Robert Campbell)
  • Goody, Joan E., “A Rare and Rich Response to Context: Keio University Library, Tokyo, Japan,” Architectural Record Volume, no. 5 (1983): p 106-113.
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