Background
Born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1957, Burry is the son of All Black Hugh Burry.
Born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1957, Burry is the son of All Black Hugh Burry.
He studied architecture at the University of Cambridge, receiving a Bachelor in architecture in 1979, a Diploma in Architecture in 1982 and an Master of Arts in architecture in 1989.
He is also executive architect and researcher at the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Previously, Burry has been a visiting professor at University of Liverpool, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and Victoria University of Wellington.
He has collaborated with Gehry Partners Limited Liability Partnership, dECOi Paris, Foster and Partners and Arup and was a member of the Prime Minister"s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council in 2005 as part of the working group examining the role of creativity in the innovation economy.