Leadership matters. That’s why our course directors are all at the top of their game, whatever their area of expertise. You’ll get to meet them at our next information evening and ask them anything you can think of. It’s your career, your future so why not take the time to read their story.
Meet our academic leaders
Head of School
Professor Daniel A. Barber
Professor Daniel A. Barber is a leading global voice in the discussion of interconnections between architecture and the changing environment. His research, teaching, and public lectures discuss how architects are filling a new social role amidst ongoing climate disruptions. He holds a PhD from Columbia University, and a Master of Environmental Design from Yale University. His books Modern Architecture and Climate: Design before Air Conditioning (Princeton, 2020) and A House in the Sun: Modern Architecture and Solar Energy in the Cold War (Oxford, 2016) have helped establish a new agenda in the environmental history of architecture. His article “After Comfort” (2019) has sparked a global discussion on the end of fossil-fuelled air conditioning and has been translated into four languages. Daniel has held fellowships at Harvard University, Princeton University, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and at the Centre for Apocalyptic and Post- Apocalyptic Studies (CAPAS) at the Universität Heidelberg. In 2022 Daniel was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship.
Course directors
Professor Martin Bryant
- Course Director: Master of Landscape Architecture
Martin Bryant is a landscape architecture academic and practitioner whose work spans more than three decades. He has led numerous high profile practice projects in Australia and New Zealand, including working in directorial roles for the Government Architect NSW, Hassell, ASPECT Studios, and Wraight + Associates, and has designed significant contributions to the Auckland and Wellington waterfronts, Darling Harbour, Sydney Olympic Park, and Green Square.
In academia, Martin’s research expertise on urban ecology and resilience is internationally recognised. He is a sought-after keynote speaker and policy expert and has received various awards for his work. He has exhibited at the Venice Biennale of Architecture (2021) and authored the United Nations Habitat III policy paper on urban ecology and resilience (2017).
Professor Anthony Burke
- Course Director: Master of Architecture (2023)
Anthony Burke is the course director of the Master of Architecture and a contemporary design theorist whose work sits at the intersection of technology, urbanism, and practice. A graduate of Columbia University GSAPP, he is recognised internationally for his work in architectural design, research, curation, and commentary. He has been an architectural judge for London Design Week (2014), curator of the ‘Architecture Makes the City’ 40th anniversary celebrations at the Sydney Opera House (2013), and co-creative director of the Australian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2012). He was also a presenter at TEDx Sydney (2012). Anthony has exhibited at venues such as SFMoMA, the Venice Architecture Biennale, the Beyond Media festival in Florence, and the Beijing Architecture Biennale. He has published numerous books and articles. Anthony has also moved into media, as host of Restoration Australia and Grand Designs Transformations on the ABC.
With so much change happening around us, there is also enormous opportunity. Architecture has a central role to play in reshaping our lives to become more sustainable, more equitable and more connected with each other. Now is certainly an exciting time to drive fresh new thinking in architecture.
