Francois Penz Editor & Author

François Penz is Director of The Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, UK. He is an architect by training and Professor of Architecture and the Moving Image where he directs the Digital Studio for Research in Design, Visualization and Communication. He has written widely on issues of cinema, architecture and the city and is the author of Cinematic Aided Design: The Architecture of Everydayness.

Richard Koeck is Professor and Chair in Architecture and the Visual Arts in the Liverpool School of Architecture, UK and is Director of the Centre for Architecture and the Visual Arts (CAVA). With a professional background in architectural design and filmmaking, his work is often methodologically underpinned by techniques that bridge analogue and digital culture, such as digital film, GIS mapping and locative media. He published widely on the theoretical and practical intersections of architecture, cities and visual culture, including CineScapes: Cinematic Spaces in Architecture and Cities.