Background
He was born in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, and died in Ipswich, Suffolk.
He was born in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, and died in Ipswich, Suffolk.
Penn was educated at Eton, and then at Trinity College, Cambridge. He studied History at Cambridge, and his studies were interrupted when he served in the Second World War.
He spent some time in the United States with Richard Neutra and his buildings were influenced by the Case Study Houses. His work includes a factory, and a pavilion for Trinity College, Cambridge, and several private houses in Suffolk.