DrMiriam Fitzpatrick

Miriam Fitzpatrick is a full-time academic specialising in Architecture, Urban Design, and the design of public space. She joined University College Dublin in 2006, where she teaches and coordinates a range of postgraduate modules, with particular expertise in public space assessment, planning and regeneration, and the history of cities.

She holds a Master’s degree with distinction in Social Science and City Design from the Cities Programme at the London School of Economics (2003) and became a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional in 2004. Her recent publication Irish Cities in Crisis (2024), developed as part of Irish Cities ’70, reflects her ongoing engagement with urban change. She is currently progressing a number of research outputs, including a proposed book with UPenn Press and a planned publication on urban regeneration in Ireland.

Miriam Fitzpatrick is an active member of the All Ireland Architecture Research Group (AIARG) and the Urban Design Group, and a co-founder of Green Pearse Street, a bottom-up initiative to green one of Dublin’s longest streets. She was a Board Member of The Heritage Council (2016–2021) and contributes regularly to academic networks and conferences.

She has extensive experience in curriculum development, student supervision, and accreditation processes, and in designing high-quality learning environments that support student retention and inclusive learning. She has served on the Student–Staff Committee since 2023 and her teaching is informed by engagement with the scholarship of teaching and learning, including a Digital Badge in Universal Design in Teaching and Learning (UDL), alongside several nominations for teaching awards.

Prior to her academic career, she worked with leading international design practices including Fielden Clegg Bradley Architects and Grimshaw in London, Diamond Schmitt Architects in Toronto, and Sasaki Associates in Boston. Her work contributed to significant cultural and institutional projects, including the Bath Spa Project, the Grandstand at Lord’s Cricket Ground, and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, with further work across the UK, North America, and Australia. In 2000, she was a founding member of the Urban Panel, established by English Heritage to advise on major urban developments, and was seconded to the Urban Policy Unit in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister to contribute to the organisation of an Urban Summit with Richard Rogers.