Françoise Choay

About the author

Françoise Choay (1925–2025) was a French architectural and urban historian and theorist whose career spanned a century of thinking about cities and built heritage. From 1973 she held a professorship at the University of Paris, while also serving as a visiting professor at universities in the United States, Belgium, and Italy. Her scholarly standing was recognized with the Grand Prix national du Livre d'architecture, awarded twice — in 1981 and 2007.

She died in Paris on 8 January 2025, at the age of 99.