Joan McCoy is a founding director of White Ink Architects, established in 2001 and which became Employee Owned in 2021. Her expertise spans both design for client teams and advice on design development, due diligence, risk and buildability for construction teams. She has a strong ability to think strategically, this informs her design work which varies from finding innovative solutions for technical issues, to large complex university, industrial, commercial and residential new build and refurbishment projects, in both the public and private sector. Joan is a Past President of the Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA), a former member of the Northern Ireland Building Regulatory Committee (NIBRAC), responsible for reviewing changes to the NI Building Regulations. More recently, Joan has represented RSUA on various Building Safety committees including the steering group for PAS 8671:2021 Framework for Competence of Principal Designers, the NI Building Safety Programme – Expert Panel. She is also an assessor for the RIBA Principal Designer accreditation and a co-presenter on the RIBA Principal Designer training programme. Joan is currently a member of RSUA Council, RIBA Council and on the CPCNI Board.

2001 – Present

Founding Director of White Ink Architects