Esra Akcan

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  • Turkey: Modern Architectures in History (2012, with Sibel Bozdoğan) ISBN   978-1861898784
  • Architecture in Translation: Germany, Turkey and the Modern House (2012) ISBN   978-0822353089
  • Open Architecture: Migration, Citizenship and the Urban Renewal of Berlin-Kreuzberg (2018) ISBN   978-3035613742
  • Building in Exile - Bruno Taut: Turkey 1936-1938 (2019) ISBN   978-3721209907
  • Abolish Human Bans: Intertwined Histories of Architecture (2022)
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    Esra Akcan
    Born
    Turkey
    NationalityTurkish-American
    Occupation(s)Architect, academic and author
    AwardsCarter Manny Award, Graham Foundation
    Berlin Prize, American Academy in Berlin
    Academic background
    EducationBachelors, Architecture
    Masters of Philosophy
    Doctor of Philosophy
    Alma mater Middle East Technical University
    Columbia University
    Thesis Modernity in Translation: Early 20th Century German-Turkish Exchanges in Land Settlement and Residential Culture.