LOCATION: SYDNEY, NSW

Anthony Burke is an expert host and presenter, tour leader, architectural writer, and Professor of Architecture in the Faculty of Design Architecture and Building at the University of Technology Sydney. A graduate of Columbia University GSAPP in NY, Anthony is an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects and recognised internationally for his work in architectural design, curation and commentary, with over 25 years experience championing the value of good design and architecture around the world.

Anthony currently hosts a series of productions for the ABC, including Grand Designs Australia, Restoration Australia (Season 8 released May 2026), Culture by Design, and co-hosts Grand Designs Transformations. He also hosts ABC Radio National's Anthony Burke's By Design, which explores the clever ideas and human stories behind the spaces, systems, and objects shaping our everyday lives.

Anthony is a regular contributor to architectural media and public forums as an animated advocate for design and architecture. He writes for ABC News Online and has been Editor-at-Large for Grand Designs Magazine since 2023. He also hosts Luxury Escapes' signature series tours and the International Study Tour series with the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

In 2012, Anthony was Co-Creative Director of the Australian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, presenting "Formations: New Practices in Australian Architecture". That same year he presented at TEDxSydney. In 2013, he curated the Architecture and Design symposium "Architecture Makes the City" for the 40th Anniversary celebrations of the opening of the Sydney Opera House. His work has been exhibited internationally at venues including SFMoMA, the Venice Architecture Biennale, Beyond Media in Florence, and the Beijing Architecture Biennale.

A Director of Offshore Studio (2000–2016), Anthony also founded Open Agenda (2010–2015), an annual speculative design research competition, exhibition, and publication for emerging Australian architects. Previously an Assistant Professor in Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley (2002–2007), he returned to Australia and has served as Head of the School of Architecture at UTS for two terms (2010–2017), directed the UTS Masters of Architecture program (2021–2024), and was Associate Dean of International and Engagement (2017–2019).

Anthony is an invited judge and contributor across major design awards and industry panels in Australia and internationally, including the London Design Week, Timber Development Association Awards, and Grand Designs House of the Year Awards, and has served on numerous design excellence review panels and committees across Design and Architecture.