Theory

Open architecture (Akcan)

Akcan's reframing of architectural authorship as a translational, hospitable process attentive to immigrants, exiles and other stateless persons; an alternative to global-survey historiography that foregrounds asymmetric flows and the agency of receiving cultures.

Migration Care Power

Details

Introduced: 2018

Connections

relates to Pluriversal / Autonomous Design

Referenced by

Esra Akcan proposed
Open Architecture: Migration, Citizenship and the Urban Renewal of Berlin-Kreuzberg by IBA-1984/87 articulates

Sources

Esra Akcan. Open Architecture: Migration, Citizenship and the Urban Renewal of Berlin-Kreuzberg by IBA-1984/87. Birkhäuser-De Gruyter, 2018.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Open architecture (Akcan)." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/open-architecture-akcan/. Accessed July 17, 2026.