Cambridge top architect Francois Penz relocates to China from UK
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- Francois Penz, a French architect and professor, has transitioned to a full-time position at Nanjing University after 45 years at Cambridge. The university highlighted his academic credentials and prior collaborations as part of the announcement.
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“Cambridge top architect Francois Penz relocates to China from UK”
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“Pioneering French professor who blended architecture with film joins Nanjing University in a full-time position after 45 years at Cambridge”
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“The school of architecture and urban planning of Nanjing University announced the appointment on its social media account on March 17”
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“Penz is an emeritus professor at the university, a former director of The Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, a fellow of Darwin College and director of the Design, Visualisation and Communication Digital Laboratory”
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“He was selected for China’s National Leading Talent Programme in 2025, having already collaborated with Nanjing University for many years before joining full-time”
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“Born in France in 1953, Francois Penz studied architecture at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland in the early 1970s”
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“Before arriving, his knowledge of Cambridge was limited to its rowing rivalry with Oxford. He spent the next 45 years at this university”
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