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Email

karen.burns@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Lecturer in Architectural Design
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Education
Doctorate (Research)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
Masters (Coursework)
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0001-5691-634X

Dr Karen Burns

Senior Lecturer in Architectural Design
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning

83 Scholarly works
2 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Women’s Collective Organizing in Architecture: 1960-2020
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A multilevel conceptual framework for navigating gendered career trajectories in the architectural profession
    DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2026.2654995
  • 2025

    Book Chapter

    Jane Franklin: Architecture, Science and Imperial Agency
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The Bloomsbury Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture 1960-2020
  • 2025

    Reference Work

    Women, Australian Architecture and Media
    DOI: 10.5040/9781350059757.569
  • 2025

    Reference Work

    Architecture, Women, Activism and Advocacy in Australia (1960- 2015)
    DOI: 10.5040/9781350059757.563
  • 2025

    Reference Work

    Introduction: Canada and the USA
    DOI: 10.5040/9781350059733.466
Karen Burns

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2010
Shortlist, Best Conference Paper Society of Architectural Historians of Australia and New Zealand
2009
Best Conference Paper Society of Architectural Historians of Australia and New Zealand

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Reference Work

    The Bloomsbury Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture 1960–2020
    DOI: 10.5040/9781350059733
  • 2025

    Reference Work

    Introduction: Women Architects in Western Europe
    DOI: 10.5040/9781350059757.773
  • 2025

    Reference Work

    Beatriz Colomina (b.1952-)
    DOI: 10.5040/9781350059733.514
  • 2025

    Reference Work

    Jennifer Bloomer (b.1951-)
    DOI: 10.5040/9781350059733.510

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2011

    Research Contracts

    Equity and Diversity in the Australian Architecture Profession: Women, Work and Leadership

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