Upcoming tours

  • Circular sculpture in a river

    Nordic by Nature: design and architecture

    June 9-21, 2027

    Copenhagen (Design Week), Aarhus, Aalborg, Oslo, Bergen

    Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Society - International Study Tour series.

    Learn more at Art Gallery NSW
  • Sphinx of Giza with pyramid in the background

    Egypt - Architecture and Art Tour

    November 19-30, 2026

    Cairo, Luxor, Nile River Valley, Abu Simbol, Aswa

    Luxury Escapes Signature Series

    Learn more at Luxury Escapes

Recent tours

  • A woman wearing sunglasses and a pink wide-brimmed hat sitting on a bench in Copenhagen Gardens with a pond, surrounded by various green plants and white flowers, with a modern building with a curved roof and circular cutouts in the background.

    Denmark and Norway - Architecture and Nature

    June 9-21, 2026

    Copenhagen (Design Week), Aarhus, Aalborg, Oslo, Bergen

    Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Society - International Study Tour series.

    SOLD OUT (EOI open for 2027)

    Link to Art Gallery of NSW, tours
  • A large red sculpture at the Hakone Open Air Museum resembling a twisted torus is situated on the edge of a body of water, with trees and some bare branches in the background and a clear blue sky overhead.

    Japan - Architecture and Art Tour

    March 9-20, 2026

    Tokyo, Hakone, Enoura, Kyoto, Naoshima, Osaka

    Luxury Escapes Signature Series - SOLD OUT

    Link to Luxury Escapes

selected 2026 events/press

  • Anthony Burke wearing a black tuxedo behind a lectern talking into a microphone

    National Gallery of Australia Gala 2026

    08.08.26

    Anthony was MC for the National Gallery of Australia’s 2026 Gala dinner, honouring creativity, cultural legacy and the collective support that enables the Gallery to enrich lives through art.

    Visit the NGA website
  • Anthony Burke with guests (left to right) Will Fung, Robert Champion, Philip Arnold & Johnny Ellice-Flint on stage at the NGA launch of Australia's Sculpture Garden Documentary

    National Gallery of Australia - Australia's Sculpture Garden documentary launch

    08.08.26

    Following a preview of the new six-part documentary series Australia’s Sculpture Garden , Anthony hosted a panel discussion with the people behind the National Sculpture Garden project.

    Learn about the project
  • Anthony Burke wearing a dark shirt in front of table which shows product prototypes, looking at the camera

    NESA - Behind the Design Video Series

    2026 SHAPE Exhibition

    In collaboration with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), Anthony chats with HSC Graduates whose major projects feature in the annual SHAPE exhibition.

    Watch the video series
  • Anthony Burke standing with his hands in his pockets, wearing a black t-shirt and open shirt at the steps of the Sydney Fish Markets. Two seagulls are flying in the blue sky above.

    The Guardian - Walk with ... Art and Design

    24.05.26

    Anthony talks to The Guardian’s Elissa Blake about lonely houses, brave buildings and why Australia is on the cusp of radical change to the idea of home.

    Read the article at The Guardian
  • Anthony Burke with Mary Featherston smiling and looking at the camera

    NGV - Mary Featherston in conversation with Anthony Burke

    20.04.26

    As part of Melbourne Design Week, Anthony chatted with Mary at the NGV in an exclusive after hours event where she reflected on the ideas, collaborations and values that have guided her work across furniture design, exhibitions and innovative educational spaces.

    Event details
  • Anthony Burke wearing a black suit, holding a microphone on stage with a Grand Designs Australia backdrop

    2026 Grand Designs Australia House of the Year

    14.04.26

    Anthony was both the host and an awards judge for the 2026 Grand Designs Australia Magazine’s House of the Year Awards.

    See the House of the Year award winners

selected 2025 events/press

  • Anthony Burke is wearing a jacket and a t-shirt, holding a smartphone, and sitting at a table. There is a mug and a notebook on the table, and a window or mirror on the left side of the image.

    After the Crisis: A new Australian Dream?

    A lunchtime talk at the NSW Royal Society, Tuesday 21 October 2025.

    Click Here for more info
  • Interior of the Helsinki Temppeliaukio Church with a rock and wood design, featuring pink and black seating, a stage with musical instruments, and a domed ceiling with wooden accents.

    Nordic Lights - Architecture Tour '25

    Scandinavia Architecture Tour

    09.06.- 21.06.2025

    A specially curated architecture tour exploring Scandinavian Modernism, tracing its origins and influential figures in art, architecture and design visiting Helsinki, Turkuu, Stockholm and Copenhagen. Visit some of the most influential architecture from the 20th and 21st centuries and meet a cast of local architects and jazz clubs along the way.

    Visit Renaissance Tours for more!

    More info on the tour here.
  • A newspaper titled The Sydney Morning Herald on a table, with a magazine titled Back to Basics overlapping it featuring Anthony Burke, a thermos, a small bowl with salt, a plate with some food remnants, and a white card.

    Good Weekend Feature June 7, 2025

    Amanada Hooton has written a piece on me for the June 7, Good Weekend edition in the Sydney Morning Herald. Comes with a podcast link as well, here https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/dos-and-donts-of-home-renos-and-building/id1501054889?i=1000711725928

    Link to Sydney Morning Herald, Good Weekend online
  • Anthony Burke stands on a stage decorated with large illuminated letters spelling 'PIA' and tropical plants. Behind him, a large screen displays a slide about Australia's housing crisis, featuring a house image and text.

    Planning Institute of Australia, Congress 2025, Keynote 29th May, 2025

    At Home in Australia v2.0

    The housing crisis is affecting Australians in very real ways, everyday. But can it also be a catalyst for the changes we need in our housing environment for the next generation of home owners? Join Anthony as he looks at the Crisis and the changes it is promoting from a different perspective.

    Click Here for podcast
  • Event poster with a background of green shrubbery and trees, promoting 'VITAL Questions of Resilience,' a regional architecture association experience in Dungog, NSW Hunter Valley, from June 19-21, 2025.

    Regional Architects Association 2025 conference: Vital, Keynote online

    Vital, Keynote presention 28th May, 2025 online.

    Join professor Anthony Burke in an exploration of resilience and renewal with a Vital twist. In this lecture, Anthony will explore the idea of vitality in Architecture, discussing some of the models of renewal he’s seen come to life through his experiences with home owners across Australia, and opening up space for speculation on ways in which to frame concepts like resilience and consequently the role of architecture in our regional futures.

    Click Here
  • Climate Action Week

    Climate Action Week - Talks and Panels

    10-16 .03.2025

    Its Climate Action Week in Sydney, and there is plenty going on.

    Join me for panels and talks at the University of Sydney, “Design for Disaster” on Friday 14th and “Climate Solutions Saturday” at the Australian Museum for an audience Q+A and hosting a panel of experts on “Powering the Homes of the Future”! More info at http://www.caw.sydney

    Click Here
  • A Victorian-style house featured on Restoration Australia with intricate ironwork on the porch, situated behind lush green bushes and trees, with a clear blue sky in the background. A partial view of a white vehicle is visible in the foreground.

    Restoration Australia Season 7

    Get the drop on iview or live to air on ABC iview from the 3rd of April, 2025!

    This next season of Restoration Australia takes us all around the country, with one of our oldest restorations yet, 1840 in Carlton Creek Tasmania.

    Link to ABC iview
  • View of Machu Picchu, ancient Incan city, with stone ruins, terraces, and lush mountains in the background.

    Conversations of the Golden Empires: Harnessing the Heavens

    12.04.25

    Explore the relationship between the heavens and Earth with world-renowned astronomer, Professor Fred Watson AM, in this fascinating discussion hosted by Professor Anthony Burke at the Australian Museum as part of the Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru exhibition.

    Click Here

selected 2024 events

  • Home Truth by Breathe Architecture, NGV 2024

    Home Truth at the NGV

    03.12.2024

    A presentation and panel discussion on the size of the Australian homes at the National Gallery of Victoria, and what it all means.

    with Jeremy McCleod, Founder of Breathe and Nightingale Housing (Home Truth installation by Breathe Pictured)
    Dr Bhavna Middha, Senior Research Fellow at RMIT Centre for Urban Research

    Click Here
  • A circular conference room with a central ceiling light, surrounded by chairs, a table with a yellow tablecloth, and a projection screen or whiteboard in the background.

    Nordic Lights - Lecture and 2025 tour

    AGNSW Lecture

    02.11.2024

    Art Gallery of NSW - Lecture

    An exploration of Scandinavian Modernism, tracing its origins and influential figures in art, architecture and design, that have shaped global architectural icons from the 20th and 21st centuries.

    Interested in coming on tour in 2025?

    More info on the tour here.
  • Modern, sleek interior of Victoria Cross train station with curved white walls and ceiling, illuminated signs hanging from the ceiling indicating platforms, and minimalistic design.

    Guardian Article

    06/10/24

    ‘Our houses are too big’: Grand Designs’ Anthony Burke on the best and worst of Australian architecture

    Guardian Article

    image: Victoria Cross Station, Sydney Metro, COX Architecture

    Full article here
  • Grand Designs hosts Kevin McCloud and Anthony Burke standing on a small balcony next to a water feature, surrounded by greenery and trees. Kevin is wearing a blazer and Anthony a black denim jacket.

    Grand Designs Australia S11

    04.10.24

    10 new episodes all on ABC iview now!

    Link to ABC iview
  • "Architecture and the American Century" tour brochure featuring the Fallingwater house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, situated in a wooded area with a stream and waterfall.

    Architecture and the American Century - Renaissance Tours

    Chicago, Pittsburgh and New York Architecture Tour - Architecture and the American Century.

    A tour of Chicago, Pittsburgh and New York tracking the modern American century of art and architecture through the work of Wright, Mies, Johson, as well as Gehry, Piano, Calatrava, SANAA and many more along the way.

    More detail at Renaissance Tours
  • Anthony Burke standing on outdoor steps in front of a green door, smiling, with the text 'Restoration Australia' overlaid.

    Restoration Australia Season 6

    The next season of Restoration Australia takes us from our biggest Restoration project in Kangaroo Point Brisbane with Home (1903), to the tiny labor of love Pise Cottage (~1860) in the Adelaide Hills.

    Link to ABC iview
  • Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic wall paintings and columns inside a museum or temple.

    Monumental Architecture: The Egyptian Temple

    24.02.24

    A presentation from Macquarie University’s Dr Gillian Smith who celebrates the architectural enormity of the Ramesside period with her exploration of Abu Simbel, the Ramesseum & Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex. Followed by a Q+A with me! Part of the Australian Museum’s Saturday lecture series; Exploring Ancient Egypt.

    Click Here
  • An advertisement featuring Anthony Burke in a navy blazer and a Yasmine Ghoniem in a red blazer, standing in front of a modern building. The text promotes the TV show 'Grand Designs: Transformations,' airing on ABC TV and AMC View.

    Grand Designs Transformations

    04.01.2024

    A new show for a new year!

    Link to ABC iview

selected 2023 events

  • The Consciousness of Architecture and the Will of the Architect

    15th November, 5:30pm Mint Sydney.

    Join Elizabeth Farrelly, Shannon Foster, William Smart and Richard Francis Jones, and I for a great discussion. Tickets are now available. Head to @fjcstudio and click on the link in their bio to secure your spot. sponsored by AIA, UTS and FCJ

    Click Here
  • An isometric illustration of a modern, abstract house with multiple interconnected sections in various colors.

    On Abstraction; from Art to Architecture

    A special Art Appreciation Series lecture at the Art Gallery of NSW

    More info and tickets here
  • Black and white photograph of architectural concrete structures with curved tops, viewed from below against a dark sky with trees in the background.

    Walter Burley Griffin Society lecture

    13.08.23

    Anthony presents, at the society, followed by a Castelcrag walk though

    Details
  • A book cover titled 'The Fencing of Architecture,' featuring an expansive desert landscape with a long, straight dirt road stretching into the horizon, under a pale sky. Below is a list of authors: Anthony Burke, Angelo Candalepas, Alison Page, Hannah Tribe, Richard Francis-Jones.

    The Fencing of Architecture and The Villa of the Architect

    09.08.23

    A panel of architects and academics explore and debate 'The Fencing of Architecture and the Villa of the Architect'. sponsored by FJC, UTS and the AIA

    More info and tickets here
  • Three people standing in a kitchen with a man in a suit in the foreground and a woman and man in casual wear behind him, smiling at the camera.

    Restoration Australia Season 5 TX

    from 16.07.23 - 7:30-8:30PM

    The new season of Restoration Australia comes to the screen.

    ABC iview
Link to Australian Design Review

Some more of Anthony’s talks, recordings, walk-throughs…

West End, Qld.

Restoration Australia returns for fifth season with sustainability focus

Australian Design Review, 14.07.23

Article on the launch of Season 5 after a conversation with Helena Morgan.

A person holding a tablet displaying an interior view of the rotunda of the United States Capitol building, with visitors walking around inside.

Art in Context

Art Gallery of NSW, Learning Curves Lecture series, Feb-March 2023 and online.

From the streets of London to a Second World War bunker and the fields of rural New Zealand, this lecture series considers the new contexts for art – and the artists who embrace these unusual, and sometimes extreme, sites.

Online through AGNSW
The Great Cobar Museum and Visitor Information Centre – Dunn & Hillam Architects

History is Young Again

2022 NSW National Trust Heritage Awards Keynote address.

Click for full transcript
Signalmans Cottage, Hobart TAS

Resto Walk-throughs

One of the parts of filming I enjoy the most is the making of these walk throughs for Youtube. Its the one moment I get to just riff on the house, unscripted! Start with this one for Signalman’s Cottage, in Hobart, from Season 4.

Link to YouTube
Notre Dame, rebuilding after the fire

Restoration a very modern project

Listen to my lecture series presented at the AGNSW in 2021 through sound cloud. Bought to you by the good people at the Art Gallery of NSW!

Listen here
The New Sydney Modern at the Art Gallery of NSW

Unlike other galleries, Sydney Modern isn’t designed for Instagram. But that’s why it works so well.

Sydney Morning Herald review of Sydney Modern, Art Gallery of NSW. Published 30.11.22

Article here
Anthony Burke wearing a beige blazer, white shirt, and jeans is standing in a doorway of a wooden structure, looking at the camera. The interior behind him is dimly lit with a wall-mounted light fixture.

Q&A with Anthony

This Q&A with Ben Pobjie, was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on the 13.09.21. Find out a little more about the motivation behind resto!

See Q+A here
Anthony Burke 2012 Tedx Sydney presentation

TEDx Sydney, 2012

Its been a while since I presented this with my colleague Gerard Reinmuth, but its up on youtube (and how Freemantle Media found me) so you might like a look!

See talk here on YouTube