Anthony has been a practicing architect for more than 30 years. Throughout his career, he has pushed the boundaries of the status quo and authored buildings that set new standards for innovation and impact. Anthony’s body of work—120 buildings in 19 countries—reflects his innate curiosity about people and culture, and has been widely exhibited and published, and recognized by more than 50 international design awards, so far.
Included among these notable projects are the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Maryland, Hong Kong International Airport – Terminal Two, the New York City Police Academy, and the Kuwait University College of Education, which earned the top category award at the prestigious World Architecture Festival.
Before joining DIALOG, Anthony served as National Design Director and Board of Directors Member at a global design firm, based in Toronto. Prior to that, he founded and ran his own design firm and served as Principal and Design Director/Associate Partner and Lead Designer for two global practices, while based in New York City. In these roles, Anthony became a renowned thought leader, designing many of each practice’s most innovative commissions.
Extending beyond his architecture practice, Anthony is also a photographer and a published author. He serves as a regular critic in support of design education at Yale University, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and at Parsons School of Design in New York. At his core, Anthony is a perpetual student with enduring respect for polymathy, pursuing a lifelong passion for learning, exploring, creating, and sharing.
What gets you excited to start your day?
The potential of meeting untapped opportunity.
What could turn any bad day into a good day?
Seeing my daughter. No matter kind of mood I’m in, I see her and everything melts away.
What’s your favourite mode of transportation?
In a city? Subway. You meet the world. Above ground, it’s a bicycle. You can experience life at a slow enough pace and stop anywhere to engage in it.
Where’s your happy place?
With my camera, in any country that has a deep cultural inheritance I’ve not yet experienced.
My ethos is one of deep curiosity, exercised consistently, while resisting conclusions that could slow down the process of open-ended inquiry and discovery. I spend an inordinate amount of time trying to resist the draw to reach conclusions, to keep alive the childlike curiosity with which we all start out.
Bachelor of Architecture
Rhode Island School of Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Rhode Island School of Design
Diploma
Studio Art Centers International, Florence
