Jim Coady
Irish Cities Group
Jim received his BArch (Hons) from University College Dublin in 1969 before taking a Masters in Urban Design in1972 in Manchester University. He worked with Dublin City Council before joining Delany, McVeigh and Pike in 1973 and taught for three years in the School of Architecture in UCD. He later joined Brady Shipman Martin where he was partner until 1987. He then founded COADY Architects with a primary interest in master planning, urban design, and residential, education and health buildings: he continues as a consultant to the firm and is one of the leaders of Irish Cities 2070.
Irish Cities 2070 is a multi-disciplinary group, sponsored by the RIAI and the Irish Academy of Engineering, with expertise in architecture, urban design, planning, engineering and demography, with members from both professional practice and academia. The group is developing models for Irish city centres and the densification of suburbs, and how our cities might grow compactly, sustainably and with resilience to provide healthy, safe and enjoyable places for all of our citizens.
Jim will speak with David Browne as part of the Future Galway session on Thursday 27 April.
