Mark Burry

Mark Burry is a renowned architect and academic with dual professorships as Professor of Digital Design at The European Graduate School and Professor of Urban Futures at Melbourne University. His work bridges architecture, technology, and design, notably through his leadership in completing Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família and founding RMIT’s Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory and Design Research Institute. He holds degrees from the University of Cambridge and has taught globally at institutions like MIT and the Royal Danish Academy.

• Educations:
  • BA in Architecture (University of Cambridge, 1979)
  • Diploma in Architecture (University of Cambridge, 1982)
  • MA in Architecture (University of Cambridge, 1989)

His research focuses on computational design, parametric architecture, and the intersection of mathematics with urban futures. He has pioneered digital tools for architectural innovation, as seen in projects like the Sagrada Família and through his authored books on scripting cultures and mathematical architecture.

Awards:

• Diploma i la insignia a l’acadèmic corresponent (2004)
• Federation Fellowship (2006)
• Biennial Sasada Award (2012)

Advisees/grants:

• Directed over 100 researchers at RMIT’s Design Research Institute
• Recipient of ARC grants and PMSEIC advisory roles

He co-founded labs like the Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory and contributed to exhibitions such as Convergence: Transforming our Future and Homo Faber.