Born in Beijing in 1921, Chen earned his master ’ s in architecture at the University of Illinois and worked for Walter Gropius ’ firm before joining the faculty of MIT. Apart from his work as an architect, he also gained renown for his paintings.
1921 年生於北京的陳其寬，畢業於四川重慶中央大學建築系，赴美取得伊利諾大學建築碩士後，進入知名的葛羅培斯建築事務所工作，並在麻省理工學院建築系任教；此外他也是一位知名的畫家。