Joan Goody

GOODY--Joan. Noted Boston architect Joan Goody died of pancreatic cancer on September 8 at her home on Beacon Hill. Elegant and smart, stylish and witty, Goody left her imprint on Boston, improving its civic and architectural profile. She was the senior member of Goody Clancy, a firm known for its award-winning work in preservation--Massachusetts State House, Harvard Yard and Trinity Church; for its city planning--the transformation at Harbor Point from a dismal housing project into a mixed-income neighborhood; and for its work for universities - projects at Harvard, Yale and Brown among them. She was chair of the Boston Civic Design Commission, where she championed humanistic qualities in architecture, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Boston Society of Architects. Ms. Goody had taught at Harvard and was president of Boston's Saturday Club where Professor Charles Fried described her as "gifted, serious and focused". A fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Ms. Goody grew up in Flatbush, crediting her years at the Ethical Culture School with fostering confidence and creativity. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University in 1956 and earned her MA from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. In 1960 she married Marvin Goody and joined his growing firm. He died in 1980. Four years later Ms. Goody married Peter Davison, poet and editor, and was again widowed twenty years later. She is survived by her loving stepchildren, Lesley Davison of West Palm Beach, Angus Davison of Belmont, four grandchildren and a cousin, Janice Bennett of New York. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to MGH Palliative Care Service, 55 Fruit Street, Boston MA 02114.