Global InformationEsra Akcan information
Esra Akcan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish-American |
| Occupation(s) | Architect, academic and author |
| Awards | Carter Manny Award, Graham Foundation Berlin Prize, American Academy in Berlin |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Bachelors, 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. |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
Esra Akcan is a Turkish-American architect, academic and author. Currently, she is the Michael A. McCarthy Professor in the Department of Architecture and the resident director of Institute for Comparative Modernities at Cornell University.[1]
Akcan’s research on modern and contemporary architecture and urbanism focuses on the intertwined histories of Europe and West Asia, and on understanding architecture’s role in global, social and environmental justice. Akcan has also authored over 150 research articles on critical and postcolonial theory, racism, immigration, architectural photography, translation, neoliberalism, and global history.[2]
Akcan has received numerous awards and fellowships including Carter Manny Award from Graham Foundation and the Berlin Prize from American Academy in Berlin.[3]
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