Goody Clancy’s Lisa Howe Named a Principal in the Firm

Boston, Ma – Goody Clancy, a Boston-based interdisciplinary design and planning
firm, announced today that Lisa Howe, currently the Director of Preservation, has been
named a principal in the firm. Howe has a unique diversity of experience which includes
more than 20 years directing the adaptive reuse and preservation of signature buildings in
a broad range of market sectors, including education, civic and cultural projects for clients
such as Harvard University and the U.S. General Services Administration. Her current
work includes two National Historic Landmarks. The first is the renovation of over 50
historic buildings at St. Elizabeths West Campus in Washington, D. C., which is part of a
General Services Administration project creating the new headquarters for the Department
of Homeland Security. The second is the facade restoration of the Ayer Mansion in Boston,
Massachusetts, a project which received the highly competitive Save America’s Treasures
Grant.
Recognized nationally for promoting cultural and environmental sustainability through the reuse
of existing buildings, Howe is currently the co-chair of the Technical Committee for Sustainable
Preservation for the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI). Howe holds
a Bachelor of Science in Historic Preservation from Roger Williams University. Her unorthodox
career began as a bricklayer and demonstrates a continuous commitment to design excellence,
technical knowledge, research and innovation. During a sabbatical year in 2005, Howe
undertook graduate work in “Strategic Leadership Towards Sustainability” at Blekinge Institute
of Technology in Sweden.
Goody Clancy is committed to creating communities that foster aesthetic delight, social
engagement, economic opportunity, and environmental resilience. These qualities inspire
a diverse body of work that in recent years includes the Master Plan for post-Katrina New
Orleans, the rehabilitation of H. H. Richardson’s historic Trinity Church in Boston, and the
design for the University of Chicago’s new South Campus Residence Hall.