Anthony Burke

Head of School of Architecture, UTS

Ceremony: 2 May 2016, 2.00pm

About the Speaker

Professor Anthony Burke is an international curator, academic writer, architectural designer and director in private architectural practice.

As Head of the School of Architecture here at UTS, Anthony’s focus is on contemporary design and theory in relation to the future of practice and technology, and its implications for the built environment. His current research is focused on the role of architecture in the innovation economy.

Anthony was Assistant Professor in Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley for five years before returning to Australia in 2007.

At UTS he developed our Master of Advanced Architecture degree, and he teaches advanced architectural design, technology, and practice futures. He regularly leads design studios and supervises higher degree research and doctoral students.

In 2010 Anthony launched Open Agenda – now in its sixth year, Open Agenda is a national competition for speculative design research in architecture for young architects. He has also served as architectural judge for the London Design Week 2014.

Anthony presented at TEDx Sydney in 2012, and was selected alongside Gerard Reinmuth of Terroir and TOKO as co-creative director for the Australian Pavilion at the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale for the exhibition Practice Formations.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.