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

by Esra Akcan

The International Building Exhibition 1984/87 in Berlin constitutes one of the most remarkable examples to discuss open architecture. Almost 10,000 dwellings were constructed or restored in the Kreuzberg districts adjacent to the Berlin Wall, inhabited about halfway by immigrants. The renowned author Esra Akcan, related in many ways to Turkey, Berlin and the USA, narrates the history and reverberations of this architectural-political event.

416 pages, Unknown Binding

Published April 9, 2018

About the author

Mimarlık lisans eğitimini ODTÜ’de, doktorasını New York Columbia Üniversitesi’nde tamamladı. Chicago Illinois Üniversitesinde akademisyen olan Akcan’ın çalışmaları CAA, Getty, Graham, Kress/ARIT, DAAD, Mellon gibi kurumlarca ödüllendirilmiştir. İngilizce ve Türkçe çeşitli dergilerde yayınları ve editörlük çalışmaları, Dolgu İstanbul.

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