Theorist

Esra Akcan

architectural history; postcolonial theory; translation studies

Migration Knowledge Power

Details

Nationality: Turkish-American

Notes

Michael A. McCarthy Professor (2018–2024), Department of Architecture, Cornell University; resident director, Institute for Comparative Modernities; PhD Columbia.

Connections

authored Open Architecture: Migration, Citizenship and the Urban Renewal of Berlin-Kreuzberg by IBA-1984/87
proposed Open architecture (Akcan)
associated with Global-turn architectural historiography
critiqued Global-turn historiography
relates to Walter Mignolo

Referenced by

Kathleen James-Chakraborty relates to

Sources

Cornell AAP. Esra Akcan — Faculty. 2024. https://aap.cornell.edu/people/esra-akcan/.
Akcan, Esra. Architecture in Translation: Germany, Turkey, and the Modern House. Duke University Press, 2012.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Esra Akcan." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/esra-akcan/. Accessed July 17, 2026.