Chris Mewburn is a Senior Lecturer and Course Coordinator for the Bachelor of Architecture at Curtin, where he has taught since 2013 across the design, methods, theory and technology streams. He holds AQF Level 10 equivalence and is currently completing a PhD on architectural phenomenology and the role of non-human collaborators (including AI tools) in co-creating transcendent spatial experiences.

He leads projects in Curtin Architecture's international engagement, including the New Colombo Plan internships with A.Prof Parisa Izadpanahi and Pai Chai University in South Korea, which has placed more than forty Curtin students with leading Seoul practices and brought Korean students to work in Perth architecture firms. He has delivered two keynotes in Korea, exhibited at ROYGBIV in 2025, and reaches more than 12,000 subscribers through his YouTube channel.

In 2025 he received two Humanities Learning and Teaching Awards, and a Student Guild commendation for Excellence in Teaching. He coordinated the 2026 Learning Futures Challenge, sits on the WA Institute of Architects Education Committee, and co-leads the academic members of the Curtin Architecture Advisory Board. He also runs Studio Chris Mewburn, one of three small-businesses he has founded since 2014.