About Richard Burdett
Richard Burdett was born in London, but he grew up and trained in Rome. Today, he is Professor of Architecture and Urban studies at the London School of Economics. He is the chief advisor on architecture and urbanism for the 2012 London Olympics, and has worked as a consultant for the Tate Gallery, the BBC and NM Rothschilds. Burdett has also played a key role in the institutions responsible for fostering an architectural culture in Great Britain - the 9H Gallery, the Architecture Foundation, LSE Cities Programme, the Mayor's Architecture and Urban Design Task Force and the British government's Urban Task Force. He has served on numerous international design contest jury panels, among them the contest held by the Museum of Modern Art in Rome, the one held by the Tate Modern Gallery in London and the Forum 2004 in Barcelona and he was director of the 2006 edition of the Venice Biennial exhibition. Burdett has curated over 40 exhibits on contemporary architecture and cities and is a frequent contributor to magazines and other forms of media, having also presented a documentary on Villa Malaparte for the BBC. His particular area of expertise revolves around the relationship between architecture, urban design and urban society - concretely manifested in the interface between urban applications, policy making and research.
Most important publications:
- Cities: People, Society, Architecture: 10th International Architecture Exhibition - Venice Biennale (with Sarah Ichioka) 2006
- The Endless City: The urban age project by the London School of Economics and Deutsche Bank’s Alfred Herrhausen Society, 2008
