Royal College of Art School of Architecture, London, UK
Coordinator, Media Studies (2016-present)
Chair, Editorial Board (2020-present)
MA Arch Design Studio ADS7 Visiting Lecturer (2015-2019)
Master of Research Visiting Lecturer (2016-2017)

University of Technology Sydney School of Design, Sydney, Australia
Director and Senior Lecturer, Photography and Situated Media

University of Technology Sydney School of Architecture, Sydney, Australia
Senior Lecturer

Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center, Pittsburgh, USA
Visiting Professor

Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture, Pittsburgh, USA
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Auburn University School of Architecture, Auburn, USA
Paul Rudolph Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture

Fiction Feeling Frame co-founder with Adam Kaasa and Thandi Loewenson

N Editions founder

N Collective co-founder

SO-AD
Director and co-founder

Asymptote / Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA
Lead Designer

Holabird & Root, Chicago, USA

DeStefano and Partners, Chicago, USA

McCarty Holsaple McCarty, Knoxville, USA

Doctor of Philosophy
Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths, University of London
"The Material-Media Histories of Maralinga"
Susan Schuppli and Eyal Weizman, supervisors

Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Bachelor of Architecture
University of Tennessee

Architectural Association, Auburn University, Auburn University Rural Studio, UCL Bartlett March Urban Design, California College of the Arts School of Architecture, California College of the Arts School of Photography, Carnegie Mellon University School of Design, Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture, Columbia University GSAPP, Centre for Research Architecture – Goldsmiths University of London, Monash University, Ohio State University, National Art School Sydney, RMIT, Royal College of Art, Syracuse University London, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of New South Wales College of Fine Arts, University of Pittsburgh, University of South Australia, University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of Tennessee, University of Western Australia

"An Unseen Archive of Nuclear Colonialism", University of Melbourne Victorian College of the Arts Art Forum Series, Melbourne, Australia

Convener: Critical (Spatial) Dialogues for LAHP with Fiction Feeling Frame, London, UK

Yhonnie Scarce in conversation with David Burns, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK 

Convener: Transmissions for RCA Cross College Research with Fiction Feeling Frame, London, UK

"Roads to Maralinga", AA Files #78 launch, Architectural Association, London, UK

Convener: RELAY for Biennale Architettura with Fiction Feeling Frame, Venice, Italy

"Nuclear Futures False Positive", The Rose Garden Conference, The Old Waterworks, Southend-on-Sea, UK

"Representations / Investigations: Media in architecture, the territory and the urban", Architectural Association, London, UK

Interlocutor: “Potential History: Unlearning Imperialism”, Ariella Aïsha Azoulay in conversation with David Burns, Media Studies Annual Lecture, RCA School of Architecture, London, UK

"An Unseen Archive of Nuclear Colonialism", University of Newcastle Visiting Architects and Experts Program, Newcastle, Australia

"An Unseen Archive of Nuclear Colonialism", University of Melbourne Victorian College of the Arts Art Forum Series, Melbourne, Australia

"An Unseen Archive of Nuclear Colonialism", 2nd Colonial and Postcolonial Landscapes Congress, Lisbon, Portugal

"Roads to Maralinga", AA Files #78 launch, Architectural Association, London, UK

"Nuclear Futures False Positive", The Rose Garden Conference, The Old Waterworks, Southend-on-Sea, UK

Interlocutor: "Representations / Investigations: Media in architecture, the territory and the urban", Architectural Association, London, UK

Interlocutor: "Aric Chen: Architectures of the New Curatorial Lecture Series", RCA School of Architecture, London, UK

Interlocutor: “Potential History: Unlearning Imperialism”, Ariella Aïsha Azoulay in conversation with David Burns, Media Studies Annual Lecture, RCA School of Architecture, London, UK

International Lecture Series, Royal College of Art, London (cancelled due to COVID-19)

"Apocalyptic Archives: Nuclear Landscapes & Material Histories" with Susan Schuppli
Birkbeck Architecture Space & Society Centre, London, UK

"The Material-Media Histories of Maralinga", Climate Summit
Architecture Association, London, UK

“(Re)Mediated States or A Nuclear Futures False Positive”, Representations/Investigations: Media in architecture, the territory and the urban
Architecture Association, London, UK

"Sense-detection Colonialism", Image/Object Symposium
Royal College of Art, London, UK

“So our future was broken.”, Nuclear Culture Research Symposium
Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

"Extraterritoriality and the Bomb"
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

"Extraterritoriality and the Bomb"
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

"Extraterritoriality and the Bomb"
University of the New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

"5 Years of Photography and Situated Media", UTS, Sydney, Australia

"Politics, the Political, and the Image"
University of New South Wales, College of Art and Design, Sydney, Australia

"The Political Image", UTS School of Architecture, Sydney, Australia

"Remaining Other", University of Sydney School of Architecture, Sydney, Australia

"Remaining Other: Curating", Goldsmiths Centre for Research Architecture, Architectural Association, UCL Bartlett March Urban Design, London, UK

"Remaining Other: Publishing", Goldsmiths Centre for Research Architecture, Architectural Association, UCL Bartlett March Urban Design, London, UK

"What Destroys What", Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

"Image and architecture", UTS School of Architecture, Sydney, Australia

"New Collectivity", University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

"Collective Practice" with Sam Spurr, UTS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sydney, Australia

"Partial Architectures", Gallery 103, Knoxville, USA

"N", Pecha Kucha, Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia

"Reflections on the Australian Contribution to the 2011 Prague Quadrennial", DAB LAB Research Gallery, Sydney, Australia

"Ketamine, Corridors & Repetition", UTS School of Design, Bachelor of Design in Interior and Spatial Design, Sydney, Australia

"Ketamine, Corridors & Repetition", University of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture, Chicago, USA

"Triptychs and Other Obsessions", DAB LAB Gallery, Sydney, Australia

"Triptychs, Images and Vitriol", University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

"Image as Architecture", University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

"Messy Digital", PTW Architecture, Sydney, Australia

"Image as Architecture", Terroir Architecture, Sydney, Australia

"Image as Architecture", UTS School of Architecture, Sydney, Australia

"DIY", Pecha Kucha Sydney V10, MLC Centre, Martin Place, Sydney, Australia

"Proximities", SONA 2008, Sydney, Australia

"Proximities", University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia

"Digital Design and Fabrication in Contemporary Practice", Pittsburgh Builds AIA Convention, Pittsburgh, USA

"Recent SO-AD Work", Carnegie Mellon University School of Design, Pittsburgh, USA

"Recent SO-AD Work", University of Pittsburgh, Architecture Club Lecture Series, Pittsburgh, USA

Convener: Transmissions for RCA Cross College Research with Fiction Feeling Frame, London, UK

Convener: RELAY for Biennale Architettura with Fiction Feeling Frame, Venice, Italy

Convener: "Architecture as Public Art: Beyond the Object", David Burns, Sam Spurr, and Urtzi Grau, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney, Australia

Convener: "Robert Beson and Gabriele Ulacco in conversation with David Burns", Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney, Australia

Convener: "The Real, Presence and Absence" with Andrew Benjamin, Sydney, Australia

Convener: "INDEX Forum" Sydney, Australia

Convener: "The State of the Image in Architecture", moderator, 937 Liberty Gallery, Pittsburgh, USA

Yhonnie Scarce in conversation with David Burns, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK (11 June 2022) 

Chair: The Camera as Tool at the symposium: The Medium is the Message
Magnum Photos, Barbican, London, UK

Moderator: Keynote Roundtable for Photography in Academic Research
UCL, London, UK

Panel Discussion: "Shaun Gladwell in Conversation with Greg Ferris and David Burns"
University of New South Wales, College of Art and Design, Sydney, Australia

Panel Discussion: "City, Spaces, and the Arts", SAMAG (Sydney Arts Management Advisory Group), Sydney, Australia

Public Interview: Stefan Sagmeister with Sam Spurr, Sydney, Australia (N)

Public Interview: Ilse Crawford with Sam Spurr, Sydney, Australia (N)

Public Interview: WORKac with Sam Spurr, Sydney, Australia (N)

Public Interview: Rotor with Sam Spurr, Sydney, Australia (N)

Public Interview: Broached Commissions with Sam Spurr, Sydney, Australia (N)

Public Interview: Anthony Burke, Gerard Reinmuth, and Toko with Sam Spurr, Sydney, Australia (N)

Panel Discussion: "Curator's Talk", 2011 Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, Prague, Czech Republic

Symposium: "Co-isolated" with Richard Goodwin, Michael Snape, Adrian Lahoud, Tarsha Finney, Adam Jasper, Adam Geczy, Sydney, Australia

Panel Discussion: "Architecture, Sustainability and Education", 2006 AIAS Quadrant Conference, Pittsburgh, USA

Conference Presentation: "IDM: Introduction to Digital Media", Oklahoma State University, 19th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, Oklahoma, USA

Nuit Blanche Design Charette
Ecole Superior d’Architecture and Paris College of Art, Paris France

"Dissonance", Audio Architecture, Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia (N)

"Beirut Workshop" with Adrian Lahoud and Adam Jasper, UTS School of Architecture and School of Design, Beirut, Lebanon

"Borderlands", Auburn University, Havana, Cuba

Partial Architectures, EDGE studio Gallery, Pittsburgh, USA

Partial Architectures, Gallery 103, Knoxville, USA

Triptych 01, DAB LAB Gallery, Sydney, Australia

ENDonEND, Future Tenant Gallery, Pittsburgh, USA

Strategy - Recent Work by SO-AD, Auburn University, Auburn, USA

Sewn Steel with Jill Daves, 2111 S. Griffith, Champaign, USA

Todd McMillan, Michael Moran, David Burns: New Work, Carlton Project Space, Sydney, Australia

20x20x20, NG Gallery, Sydney, Australia

What Destroys What, Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney, Australia

Past Futures, Present, Futures, Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York, USA

Co-isolated: Richard Goodwin, Michael Snape, David Burns Wentworth Mine, Lucknow, NSW
Sponsored by the Orange Regional Gallery, Orange, Australia

Co-isolated: Richard Goodwin, Michael Snape, David Burns Sydney, Australia

Remodelling Architecture Australian Architecture Association, Sydney Customs House, Sydney, Australia

Abundant Australia, Venice Architecture Biennale, Australian Pavilion, Venice, Italy

Arise Braddock, USA

Sydney Future Visions, Sydney Customs House with Anthony Burke, Joanne Jakovich and others, Sydney, Australia

Artwalk, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA

First Night Pittsburgh 2007, Fifth Avenue Place, Pittsburgh, PA

The Charm Bracelet Project, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

Partisan Project 2006, 5151 Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

Unconscious Alabama, Auburn, AL

AIGA PGH 100, Three Rivers Arts Festival Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

Threads, Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture Gallery

By Design, Three Rivers Arts Festival Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

Gestures, Mattress Factory Museum of Contemporary Art, Pittsburgh, PA

Sept 11 / 7 Projects, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Peep Show, ArtCity, Calgary, AB Canada

Architectural Laboratories, Arch Moscow, Central House of the Artist, Moscow, Russia
with Hani Rashid Studio, Columbia University: Paul Preissner, Megumi Tamanaha, Jason Tax and Dragana Zoric

Architectural Laboratories, Venice Architecture Biennale, American Pavilion, Venice, Italy
with Hani Rashid Studio, Columbia University: Paul Preissner, Megumi Tamanaha, Jason Tax and Dragana Zoric

End of Year Show, Columbia University, New York, NY
with Hani Rashid Studio, Columbia University: Paul Preissner, Megumi Tamanaha, Jason Tax and Dragana Zoric

Jill Daves and Natalya Hughes Carlton Project Space. Sydney, Australia.

Subtext Central. Sydney, Australia.

Situations Boutwell Draper Gallery. Sydney, Australia.

What Destroys What Firstdraft Gallery. Sydney, Australia.

Dissonance Pin-up Gallery. Melbourne, Australia.

Networks of surrender. Gwangju Design Biennale.

How to be a good witness. Australian Architecture Section. Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space.

Open Agenda Sydney Customs House.

Chapters Queen Street Studios. Sydney, Australia.

Alternate Realities Kensington Street Gallery. Sydney, Australia.

Open Agenda Sydney Customs House.

Hydra Queen Street Studios. Sydney, Australia.

INDEX UTS Gallery. Sydney, Australia.

Image Intervention UTS. Sydney, Australia.

FLUX15 Three Rivers Arts Festival. Pittsburgh, USA.

Continuum 937 Liberty Gallery. Pittsburgh, USA.

Wrinkles 820 Liberty Gallery. Pittsburgh, USA.

Patterning Carnegie Mellon University contribution to BEYOND MEDIA International Festival of Architecture and Media. Florence, Italy.

Threads Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture. Pittsburgh, USA.

Projections Auburn University. Auburn, USA.

Sept 11 / 7 Projects Auburn University. Auburn, USA.

The Doppelgänger Parlour In: Kaldor Public Art Projects, Project #25: "The Dailies" by Thomas Demand. Sydney, Australia.

The Mirror Parlour In: Kaldor Public Art Projects, Project #25: "The Dailies" by Thomas Demand. Sydney, Australia.

In Conversation: Thomas Demand and Sylvia Lavin (2012) In: Kaldor Public Art Projects, Project #25: "The Dailies" by Thomas Demand. Sydney, Australia.

In Conversation: Sylvia Lavin and Charles Rice (2012) In: Kaldor Public Art Projects, Project #25: "The Dailies" by Thomas Demand. Sydney, Australia.

International Lecture Series. Royal College of Art, London, UK.
Charles Renfro (Diller Scofidio + Renfro), Jeanne Gang, Chris Lee (Serie), Christian Kerez, Jean Phillipe Vassal (Lacaton & Vassal), Ascan Mergenthaler (Herzog & de Meuron)

Image Studies Public Lecture Series. UTS. Sydney, Australia
Mike Parr, Fake Industries Architectural Agonism – Urtzi Grau and Cristina Goberna, Techa Noble, Geoffrey Batchen, Sebastian Goldspink, Tim Bruniges, Justine Varga, Marian Tubbs.

Image Studies Public Lecture Series. UTS. Sydney, Australia.

David Claerbout, Krisztina Erdei, Geoffrey Batchen, Richard Bell, Richard Goodwin, Susan Best, nova Milne, Robert Beson, Ian Burns, Max Doyle, Joshua Heath, Claire Evans, Sarah Mosca and Kim Fasher, Samuel Hodge.

Image Studies Public Lecture Series. UTS. Sydney, Australia.
David Claerbout, Krisztina Erdei, Geoffrey Batchen, Richard Bell, Richard Goodwin, Susan Best, nova Milne, Robert Beson, Ian Burns, Max Doyle, Joshua Heath, Claire Evans, Sarah Mosca and Kim Fasher, Samuel Hodge.

Image Studies Public Lecture Series. UTS. Sydney, Australia.
Thomas Demand, Sylvia Lavin, Charles Rice, Kerstin Hacker, Judy Annear, Andrew Hurle, Adam Jasper, Andrew Benjamin, Robert Sinnerbrink, Jill Bennett, Daniel Palmer, Christopher Stewart and Soda_Jerk.

Image Studies Public Lecture Series. UTS. Sydney, Australia
Gregory Crewdson, Bill Henson, Anne Ferran, Stephen Dupont, Blair French, Prudence Murphy, Liza Statton, Hayden Fowler and Conor O'Brien.

School of Architecture Lecture Series. Carnegie Mellon University

Greg Lynn, Kazuyo Sejima, Anthony Burke, and more.

School of Architecture Lecture Series, committee member. Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, USA.

School of Architecture Lecture Series, co-coordinator. Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, USA
Hani Rashid, Aaron Betsky, Gilles Saucier, Louisa Hutton, and more.

School of Architecture Lecture Series, co-coordinator. Auburn University.

Lebbeus Woods, Michael Bell, Preston Scott Cohen, Lucy Lippard, Mary Miss, Darrell Fields, Jennifer Bloomer, Robert Segrest.

Symposium: Digital Boundaries, co-coordinator, Auburn University

Featuring Dennis Sheldon, Hermann Zschiegner, Jonas Coersmeier, Dean Di Simone, Joseph Kosinski, Shane Williamson, Marco Steinberg

Burns, D. (2022) "The empty well, the trig point, and the sign." (expected Autumn 2022)

Burns. D. (2021) "Roads to Maralinga." AA Files #78.

Burns, D. (ed) (2018) RCA Architecture Research Folios. London: RCA School of Architecture.

Burns, D. and Spurr, S. (2018) "How to be a Good Witness: The Architecture Curator." In: Brisbin, C. and Thiessen, M. (eds), The Routledge Companion to Criticality in Art, Architecture, and Design. London: Routledge, pp. 71-91.

Burns, D. (ed) (2017) Fables for the Drone Age by Richard Goodwin. London: N Editions.

Burns, D. (2016) “The Pacific Solution.” Disegno. Winter 2017.

Burns, D. (ed) (2017) RCA Architecture Research Folios. London: RCA School of Architecture.

Burns, D. (2017) "The Eyes Have It and the Eyes Always Will." e-flux. 1 January 2017.

Burns, D. (2014) “Agonistic Education.” Photofile. #96.

Burns. D. (2014) "The Political Image." Subtext. Sydney: UTS Books.

Burns. D. (2014) "Precious Inhabitants." Exhibition essay for Corporate Foyer by Michael Moran. Sydney: Firstdraft.

Burns, D. (ed) (2012) What Destroys What. Sydney: Firstdraft Gallery.

Burns, D. (ed) (2009) AGENDA 2008. Sydney: UTS Books.

Burns, D. (2014) "Malleable and Mortal." Jill Daves, Natalya Hughes. Sydney: N Editions.

Burns, D. (ed) (2014) Honours. Sydney: UTS Books.

Burns. D. (ed) (2014) Jill Daves, Natalya Hughes. Sydney: N.

Burns, D. (ed) (2014) Subtext. Sydney: UTS Books.

Burns, D. and Spurr, S. (2013) “How to be a good witness: The Architecture Curator” Critique Conference Proceedings, University of South Australia.

Burns, D. (ed) (2013) Situations. Sydney: UTS Books.

Burns, D. (2010) "Leichardt House by Terroir." Monument #99.

Burns, D. (2005) "A Call for Parametric Design." In: Paola Giaconia (ed), Script. Florence: Editrice Compositori. pp. 16-19.

Holt, Michael. “In Profile: N collective.” Australian Design Review

Chatterjee, Anuradha. “N: Speaking in Different Voices.” World Architecture News Metro Blog

Stanborough, Giselle. “Exact Space, Exact Time: Conversations about Context with David Burns of N.” Das Superpaper (Issue 23): 32-35.

Neil Durbach, Vince Frost, Wendy Lewin, Kerstin Thompson and Gary Warner. Abundant Australia. Barton ACT Australia: Australian Institute of Architects, 2008.

Harding, Laura. “Future Visions.” Architecture Australia (July/August 2008): 47-50.

Neustein, David. “Sydney Future Visions.” Architecture Review Australia. (Issue 105): 30-32.

Timothy McNulty. "Flux still showing its flexibility." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (June 14, 2007).

Rosenblum, Charles. "Two student shows celebrate the possibilities in overlooked materials." City Paper. (May 17, 2007).

Rosenblum, Charles. "Alluring Plans for Pittsburgh." Metropolis (online feature). (March 23, 2007).

Rosenblum, Charles. "Works Like a Charm" The Architect's Newspaper. (March 21, 2007).

Rosenblum, Charles. "A Children's Museum design competition proposes remaking the North Side as a "Charm Bracelet." City Paper. (February 22, 2007).

Timothy McNulty. "Children's Museum displays Charm Bracelet revitalization proposals." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (February 14, 2007).

Jennifer Baron . "Four design teams offer proposals to revitalize North Side." Pop City. (February 14, 2007).

Thomas, Mary. "Partisan Project strikes again." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (October 5, 2006).

“Digital Arts, Where aesthetics and science meet vision.” Carnegie Mellon Today. (February 2006):10-12.

Thomas, Mary. "Art Review: North Side, Downtown shows brim with creativity." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (January 11, 2006).

Jacobs, Karrie. "Warhol's Time Machine." Metropolis. (November 2005).

Thomas, Mary. "Sweeping 'Gestures' brings together powerful images." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (July 18, 2005).

Kneep, Gregory M. "The Work of Art." Pittsburgh City Paper. (June 30, 2005).

Shaw, Kurt. "Site-specific exhibition makes good use of Mattress Factory's fourth floor." Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. (June 23, 2005).

Rosenblum, Charles. "Off the Map - A design boldly goes where no art has gone before: into Pittsburgh streets." City Paper. (January 27, 2005).

Shanley, Mike. "Pulpitations." Pulp Magazine. (January 29, 2004).

Greg Lynn, Hani Rashid, Max Hollein, Mark Taylor. Architectural Laboratories. Rotterdam, Holland: NAi Publishers, 2002.

Rashid, Hani. "Architectural Laboratories with Columbia University, New York." Young Blood, edited by Neil Spinner Architectural Design Volume 71, Number 1 (February 2001): 84-87.

Salangin, Alexander. "Virtual Architecture: from America to Moscow." Four Rooms Number 16 (May 2001): 64-5.

Hall, Peter. "The Rashid Machine." Metropolis (February 2001):41-49.

Arch Moscow: 6th International Exhibition of Architecture, Moscow, Russia, 2001.

Stanton, Michael. "Writhing forms and biomorphs invade Venice for this year's Biennale." Architectural Record (September 2000): 71.

Irace, Fulvio. "Venezia. Architecttura. Biennale." Abitare 397 (July-August 2000): 52-68.

Fuksas, Massimiliano. Less Aesthetics More Ethics: 7th International Architecture Exhibition. Venice, Italy: Marsilio, 2000.

Abstract 99-00, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Member, Standards Australia, Sydney NSW

Professional Member, National Association of the Visual Arts, Sydney NSW

Associate Member, UTS Centre for Contemporary Design Practices

Advisory Panel, Open Agenda, Sydney NSW

External Assessor for Photojournalism, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UTS, Sydney NSW

Final Judge, British Council “Realise Your Dream” Competition, Sydney NSW

External Assessor for Photography Honours, National Art School, Sydney NSW

Studio Artist Residency with Todd McMillan, Artspace Visual Arts Centre, Sydney NSW

Professional Experience Program 6-month paid sabbatical, UTS, Sydney NSW

Studio Artist Residency, Artspace Visual Arts Centre, Sydney NSW

Bronze Medal, NSW State Awards for Excellence in Print, Sydney NSW

Judge’s Choice Award, Digital Media, Pittsburgh AIGA, Andy Warhol Museum Time Capsule 21

Award of Excellence, Pittsburgh AIGA, Andy Warhol Museum Time Capsule 21

Kinne Traveling Fellowship, Columbia University

Bronze Medal Finalist, University of Tennessee

Letter of Excellence Finalist, University of Tennessee

Honors Exchange Program, Politeknika Krakowska, Krakow, Poland

Student Design Competition, First Prize, Society of American Registered Architects