Chen Zhan is an architect, anthropologist, and independent filmmaker, trained at the Architectural Association and SOAS University of London respectively. As a registered architect in the UK, Chen has worked on various award-winning projects across scales and sectors internationally, including the Maggie’s Cancer Care Center in Leeds, UK. Her film works won the Architecture Short Film Award at the Milano Design Film Festival (2024) and the Best Short Film at the Venice Architecture Film Festival (2023). Chen is currently part of the Canadian Centre for Architecture’s CCA-Mellon multidisciplinary research group, in which she looks into field research as a land-dependent practice.