Theorist

Mark Burry

1957–present Parametric design; cultural heritage computation

Computation Tectonics Country

Details

Nationality: New Zealand-Australian

Notes

Founding director of SIAL at RMIT (2001) and Swinburne's Smart Cities Research Institute (2017); Executive Architect/researcher at Sagrada Família since 1979; pioneered CATIA-driven completion of Gaudí's ruled surfaces.

Connections

authored Scripting Cultures: Architectural Design and Programming
associated with Algorithmic architecture
influenced Patrik Schumacher

Sources

Burry, Mark. Scripting Cultures: Architectural Design and Programming. Wiley, 2011.
Burry, Mark. Gaudí Unseen: Completing the Sagrada Família. Jovis, 2008.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Mark Burry." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/mark-burry/. Accessed July 17, 2026.