Dr. Meral Ekincioglu

Welcome to my page,

Trained as an architect, I am a scholar with a Ph.D. degree and my scholarly endeavor is based on problem-centered research in architecture. More specifically, I am a scholar in postwar architecture history and the subjects of my current academic study are politics of gender, multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion in my expertise field. In this respect, I conducted my advanced academic research project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture Program for two years (1) after my Ph.D. degree in Architecture at Istanbul Technical University. My scholarly project brings into focus a critical insight into the politics of gender in institutional policies, academia, the profession, education, history and history-writing, and examines cross-cultural relations and transnational (design) practice in postwar architecture. Following my productive research process at MIT, I am currently developing the manuscript for my book, and conducting my new research project to “unfold” hidden and silent voices of underrepresented communities in multicultural context of (the US) architecture (history) that is supported by participation of MIT, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc.

Based on my advanced academic and archival research during my studies at the MIT, HTC Program, I presented my scholarly project and findings at the MIT-HTC Program, the International Women in Architecture Symposium at Virginia Tech., the MIT-Women’s and Gender Studies Program Intellectual Forum Series, the Women’s Studies Speaker Series organized by Center for the Study of Women and Society at the CUNY-Graduate Center, Harvard University for a talk series organized by New England Turkish Student Association, the 71st Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) - Annual International Conference where I was awarded by a SAH Fellowship. In addition, I was a panelist at “A Convergence at the Confluence of Power, Identity and Design” organized by the Women in Design Group at the Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, and at “A Square and Half - The Colors, A Tribute by Ivaana Muse” at the MIT Museum. In my expertise field, I am an author and a contributor of two international publication projects on women architects (forthcoming 2021).

In order to stimulate critical awareness of gender and women in architecture (in its profession, practice, education, history and historiography), and to give an impetus for new collections in those fields, I created and developed the collection, "Women in Modern and Contemporary Territories of Turkish Architecture" at MIT. Conducted for Archnet, online source of MIT and named one of the top 20 architecture websites by the Global Grid in 2016 (2), this is the first project on documenting the leading figures of the first and the second generations of Turkish women architects as a digital collection, open to international scholars and based on my scholarly research, literature review and texts. In addition, I am a certificate holder by Consortium for Graduate Studies, Gender, Culture, Women & Sexuality (GCWS) at MIT.

In light of my expertise field in architecture, my aim is also to contribute to heated discussions on full citizenship in today’s academia and society through architecture history, theory and criticism. On this basis, I was one of the speakers at WikiConference North America (MIT, 2019), and will speak at the 51st NeMLA Annual Convention organized by Boston University. I am also a contributor of the first exhibition on Citizen Tales Commons at the Emerson College-New Urban Art Gallery.

As a special Turkish fellow, I began my Ph.D. dissertation research at the Harvard University, Aga Khan History of Art and Architecture, Ph.D. Program in 2006, conducted it for 10 months, and continued this advanced academic research at the Columbia University, Graduate School of Planning and Preservation, Ph.D. Program as a research scholar (2008-2009). Based on my dissertation research at Harvard and Columbia universities, I completed the first Ph.D. dissertation on the practice history of Tekeli-Sisa Architecture Partnership (1954, Istanbul-present) and obtained my Ph.D. degree in Architecture at Istanbul Technical University in 2011. My secondary academic fields are sociology, theory and the modern history of the architecture profession, modernization of architectural design practice, relationship between the design architect and the client, and their historical thresholds in postwar Turkey.

While conducting my Ph.D. dissertation research at Harvard and Columbia universities, I presented my two academic papers at "Media in Transition 5 and 6", two international conferences organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Comparative Media Studies in 2007 and in 2009. With my editorial background and scholarly formation, my academic papers discuss the historical progress of professional architectural journalism, its significant editors, their journalistic criticism, recent development in architectural media in Turkey and their impact on the built-environment in the country.

With my editorial and architectural background on modern Turkey along with my scholarly perspective, I also conducted an extensive project on "Arkitekt", the leading professional architectural journal published in modern Turkey (1931-1981) for Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals at Columbia University while conducting my Ph.D. dissertation research at that academic institution in 2008-2009. Entering 50 years of architectural data (1931-1981) from modern and contemporary Turkish architecture, editors, architectural historians, critics, practitioners, etc., my contribution to Avery Index to Architectural Periodical was to support scholarly research on alternative modern and contemporary architectural examples in relation to my native country and its unique architectural culture in between East and West.

In order to bring into focus the creative potential of diversity and multicultural perspective as related to immigrant architects and underrepresented communities in the U.S. architecture, I conducted two short documentary film projects in 2017 and in 2016. My most recent short documentary film project, “Unfolding the Turkish Chapter at Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Architecture” aims to indicate the lack of undocumented backgrounds of women and gender in the U.S. architecture education. My second short documentary film project elaborates the educational background and professional career of the first woman architect from the Princeton University, School of Architecture. Following my advanced academic research project at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, my descriptive text on this short documentary film was published by Architexx. This short documentary film was the top video among the video collection of Archnet, online source of Massachusetts Institute of Technology in June 2016. In addition, I conducted a short architectural film project on the MIT, non-denominational Chapel, a significant iconic architectural design by Eero Saarinen, a Finnish-American architect in postwar U.S. in the MIT campus’ postwar architecture. All of those short documentary and architectural films are based on my scholarly and archival research, text and were aired in the U.S. in 2016 and in 2017.*

I received my Bachelor and Master degrees in Architecture from Istanbul Technical University. Following my education, I maintained productive dialogs and collaboration with Turkish academia by promoting critical discussion platforms to re-evaluate existing curriculums and the academic agenda. In relation to my master thesis (1996), I took the first step with Prof. Dr. Safak Ural at the Department of Philosophy at Istanbul University to organize “Architecture and Philosophy I”, the first national symposium which offered a rich academic platform to discuss the influence of philosophy on architecture through the extensive participation of philosophers, professors and practitioners in Turkish architecture. Bringing together professors, scholars, critics in Turkish architecture and in the field of philosophy, I served as its organizing committee member and delivered my published presentation (2001). Considering its success and positive feedbacks, this first academic event turned into a national symposium series organized under various philosophy-architecture themes. Prior to Istanbul Technical University, I pursued my education at the Erenkoy Girls High School founded in Istanbul in 1911 and one of the oldest surviving girls' high schools in modern Turkey.

In Istanbul, I taught advanced architectural design studio and various courses related to the history, theory and discourse of 20th century modern and contemporary architecture and its practice at the Yeditepe University, Department of Architecture. Established in 1996, Yeditepe University is one of the well-known foundation universities in the Republic of Turkey. All courses by the Department of Architecture are offered in English and the university is a signatory to Student Exchange Protocols with over 30 universities in the United States.

In the end of the 1990s, I began to work as the architectural journalist and the editor in Istanbul. As the co-founding editor and the foreign affairs representative at the leading architectural journals of Turkey (Tasarim in 1996; Arredamento Mimarlik in 1999-2001; PORTFOLYO in 2002-2005), I established very nurturing and communicative dialog with academia, professionals and design practitioners in Turkish and world/global architecture. Having numerous published articles, interviews, translations, my 19 editorial monographs are available at leading academic libraries in the U.S., such as at the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library of Columbia University, the Frances Loeb Library of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and the Rotch Library of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Architecture & Planning. As the general publishing coordinator and architectural journalist, I always put my readers’ learning needs at the forefront of my investigative journalism through my highly informed research and writings. As a professional practitioner in architecture, I worked for various architectural offices and firms in Istanbul in the 1990s. In 1996, my graduation project was nominated as the award candidate at the Fifth National Architecture Awards organized by the Chamber of Architects of Turkey, and I partipated in the Fifth National Architecture Awards Exhibition with this project.

I am the member of the Middle East Studies Association (2017-present), Society of Architectural Historian (2017-present), the friend of Boston Society of Architects (2015-present), Society of American Archivist (2018-present), the honorary member of the World Architecture Community (2008-present) and the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA, 2019-present). Based on my scholarly studies, my biographical information has taken its place at the Biographical Database of the International Archive of Women in Architecture, a joint program of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the University Libraries at Virginia Tech.

In addition to my scholarly studies and projects in architecture, my another mission is to support creative artistic, cultural events and inclusive approach in architecture, academia and society in various ways: I volunteered for the organization of KidsBuild! held at Boston Society of Architects space (2019), the 25th Harvard Arts First Festival (2017), the Common Boston Festival by Boston Society of Architects Foundation (2017), was a singer at the MIT’s Women Chorale (2006-2007), organized two piano recitals by Gulsin Onay (a world renowned Turkish woman virtuoso in Western classical music and the soloist of the Presidential Symphony in Ankara) at MIT and Harvard University (in collaboration with the MIT-Turkish Student Association and the Harvard-College-Turkish Student Association in 2015), have been playing and singing to support local artists in Cambridge-Boston, and for elders in collaboration with an organization in Boston, and took a part of Mayor Marty Walsh's campaing to support his agenda on equity and inclusion for the social and cultural progress of Boston. I am a member at the MIT’s Women League (2014-present) and Harvard Neighbors (2006-2007; 2017-present).

As a contributor of SAHARA, a digital image archive developed by the Society of Architectural Historians in collaboration with Artstor and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, architectural photography is my deep-interest. In addition, I am a fanatic appreciator of some electro/acoustic guitarists and bass players (in jazz, jazz-rock/fusion and progressive rock, like Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Eberhard Weber, Dave Holland, Mike Stern, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John McLaughlin and Robert Fripp), and singing with my acoustic guitar (lead vocal in alternative and folk rock as the rhythm guitar) is one of the deepest ways for me to connect with my inner-self and establish a creative dialog with people.

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Thank you for reading my page;

Meral Ekincioglu, Ph.D.

meral@meralekincioglu.com

meralekincioglu.blogspot.com

(1) My advanced academic research project at the MIT, HTC Program examines the postwar history of Turkish women architects with my specific research problem and is also the first scholarly and advanced study on the early women architects from the Princeton University, School of Architecture (Class of 1970 and 1971). I met those women architects in person, Professor Robert Geddes, the first dean of the Princeton University, School of Architecture and discussed my findings. As those women architects expressed, there is no scholarly study on their career hi/story, and Professor Robert Geddes, the pioneering professor at the SoA to admit early women architecture students told that he does not know any research study on the early women architects from the Princeton University, SoA. (The sound record of my conversation with him is in my personal archive). Following this, I visited Beverly Willis, the founder of Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (2016) and shared my findings on those women architects. As she expressed, she does not know any research or publication on early women architects from the Princeton University, SoA. When I contacted Professor Mary McLeod, a feminist architecture historian at Columbia University, GSAPP, all architecture historians at the Princeton University, School of Architecture, Monica Ponce de Leon, the woman dean of the Princeton University, School of Architecture, President of Princeton University by e-mail and asked for their scholarly, architectural views or any comments / contributions to my advanced academic research on the early women architects from that school (2015-2016), none of them shared scholarly or architectural research, publication, comments or contributions to this research subject. In addition, I could not reach a study on this subject at the library of the Princeton University, School of Architecture. (2014-2016). In the final of my advanced academic research at the MIT-HTC, I shared my detailed research file to the Head of Program and Rafael Reif, the MIT President, My all presentations as a speaker and an invited speaker (2016-2018) are based on my advanced academic research project at the MIT, HTC Program (2014-2016). The academic sponsor of my advanced academic research project is the MIT, HTC Program and "all rights reserved".

(2) For MIT-Archnet Award, see: https://akpia.mit.edu/blog/archnet-named-one-top-20-architecture-sites-2016, accessed on 1.5.2019

* These short documentary and architectural films were produced by Turkish American TV under the direction of Dr. Hurriyet Aydin Ok. In 2007, Turkish American TV Television received the Community Service Award from the Turkish-American Association of Washington, DC (ATA-DC) and was also awarded by the Community Access Magic (CAM) Awards in the International Category from Prince George's County Community TV (PGCTV)in 2007 and 2008. The most recently, TATV received "Excellence in Media" Award at the 32. Annual National Turkish American Convention organized by the Assembly of Turkish American Association (ATAA), the Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) and Turkish American Cultural Centers (TACC) in 2012.

Convergence at the Influence of Power, Identity, and Design, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Women in Design. Stephanie Lee (moderator, MIT-Architecture), Amber N. Wiley (Rutgers), Bryony Roberts (Columbia Uni. GSAPP), Chandra Rouse (Harvard Uni. GSD), Teresa Gali-Izard (Harvard Uni. GSD, UVA), Meral Ekincioglu (former research fellow/scholar . MIT, Harvard, Columbia GSAPP, Ph.D. Programs).

With Professor Kenneth Frampton at SAH 2018 Award Ceremony.

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My conference presentation at the 71st SAH (Society of Architectural Historians) Annual, International Conference.

My panel talk at the MIT Museum.

With Dr. Reif, MIT President in his office at MIT.

With Dr. Faust, the First Woman President,

Harvard University. (Term of office: 2007-2018).

My presentation at the MIT, WGS.

My presentation at CUNY.

My international conference presentation

at Wikiconference North America, MIT.

Data Feminism, speaker: Catherine D'Ignazio, The MIT-Urban Science and Planning in the Department of Urban Studies, Assistant Professor & MIT-Data+Feminism Lab, Director; introduction: Dr. Meral Ekincioglu, the Inaugural Citizen TALES Commons Online Lecture, co-sponsored by Emerson College, Engagement Lab, organization: Citizen TALES Commons.

Conferences, Symposiums, Panels and Academic Talks on Architecture (in the U.S.): *

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2023, "Hacking the MIT-McCormick Hall’s Archive: Architecture and Wellness “, the Society of Architecture Historians, Annual and International Conference.
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(I have received the SAH-confirmation e-mail for the acceptance of my conference abstract; see for the SAH International Annual Conference in 2023: https://www.sah.org/2023, last accessed on 7.29.2022).

• Ekincioglu, M. (welcoming & introduction, co-organization), 2023, Flow: At the Intersection of Archives and Historic Interiors, online panel, panelists (archivists): Mari Nakahara, the Library of Congress; Esther -aka Mimi- Schmidt, the Centre for Historic Houses in India;
Monika Platzer, the Architekturzentrum Wien; moderator: Paola Ardizzola, Research Committee member, HIG-SAH & lecturer at Cardiff Met University; organization by the Research Committee of the Historic Interiors Affiliate Group of the Society of Architectural Historians (HIG-SAH), May 1st.

This is the first panel organized by "the Research Committee of the Historic Interiors Affiliate Group of the Society of Architectural Historians".
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Its record by the same organization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM3XOnNKKI0&t=925s, last accessed on 5.18.2023.
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https://sahhistoricinteriorsaffiliategroup.sah.hcommons.org/2023/03/31/hig-event-flow-at-the-intersection-of-historic-interiors-and-archives, last accessed on 5.1.2023.

• Ekincioglu, M. (co-curator), 2022, "On Literature for a Changing Planet" by Martin Puchner, the Byron and Anita Wien Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Harvard University, the Citizen TALES Commons - Multidisciplinary Climate Conversations Series, June 21, online.
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Initiated and co-curated by me, the Citizen TALES Commons - Multidisciplinary Climate Conversations Series aims to bring together different disciplines on climate and environmental issues for a healthy (post-pandemic) society, and built environment with civic engagement understanding. For this series, our distinguished speaker Martin Puchner from Harvard University talked about his recent book, “Literature for a Changing Planet” published by Princeton University Press in 2022.

Its record: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMcCNVMf_S0

• Ekincioglu, M. (panelist; the SAH HIG Research Committee member; the SAH WiA Registers Committee; Media-Communication team member), 2022, "Architectural Intelligence-from Concept to Future", the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Silicon Valley, Computer History Museum (hybrid panel format with online panelists and in-person audiences), April 19th. (1)

I have been honored to receive thank you mail by the AIA - Silicon Valley Chapter after my talk at their inspiring symposium. Please click.

Its record: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXRFTKl-K6s&t=421s

See for the full program of "the AIA Silicon Valley, Architectural Intelligence, from Concept to Future", Computer History Museum (04.19.2022): https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59e4df8912abd973b37535d8/t/62507e146783ce4d2255f986/1649442328845/symposium+lineup.pdf, last accessed on 4.19.2022..

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2021, Celile Berk at MIT: A Woman Architect in Public Health,

the MIT-Women League, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, May, 18th. (online presentation).

Please click for messages after my presentation at the MIT-Women League.

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http://calendar.mit.edu/event/celile_berk_at_mit_a_female_architect_in_public_health#.YKLfDKhKjIU, last accessed on 5.18.2021.
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https://sustainability.mit.edu/event/celile-berk-mit-female-architect-public-health,

last accessed on 5.18.2021.
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https://wl.mit.edu/, last accessed on 5.18.2021.

Its PowerPoint presentation and video record are available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

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• Ekincioglu, M. (moderator), 2021, “Collective Memory of Diverse Women Architects: Its Historical Documentation Practice and Methods”, online panel, panelists: Mary Norman Woods, Professor Emerita at Cornell University, Department of Architecture, the first woman tenured in Cornell's architecture department, founded in 1871; Heather Isbell Schumacher, Archivist, University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design, Architectural Archives; Jessica Quagliaroli, Architecture Records Archivist at the Yale University Library, Manuscripts, and Archives; Maristella Casciato, the Senior Curator of the Architecture Collections at the Getty Research Institute in California, organization by Women Who Design, May 7.

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For the first panel question and discussion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSZTAfC-9kI&t=2s, last accessed on 7.28.2021.
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For the second panel question and discussion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj-6FrpNWfs, last accessed on 7.28.2021.
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For the third panel question and discussion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0eOl_P_Glc, last accessed on 7.28.2021.

For more, please, see:

https://meralekincioglu.blogspot.com/2021/07/records-of-our-online-panel-collective.html

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• Ekincioglu, M. (introduction), 2021, Data Feminism, speaker: Catherine D'Ignazio, The MIT-Urban Science and Planning in the Department of Urban Studies, Assistant Professor & MIT-Data+Feminism Lab, Director, the Inaugural Citizen TALES Commons Online Lecture, co-sponsored by Emerson College’s Engagement Lab., January 27.

In this event, I introduced Catherine D'Ignazio, our collaborative mission as Citizen TALES Commons, and briefly talked why we needed "data feminism" in science for the benefits of science and society today, in particular for our collective post-pandemic world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvryu-_GZNw, last accessed on 6.5.2021.

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2020, "Building Bridges between Architecture’s Civic Engagement and Society during COVID-19", Building Bridges Through Civic Engagement, Center for Global Communication, Emerson College, Boston, MA, US, October 23. (2).

Its PowerPoint presentation and video record are available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2020, “Contextualizing Celile Berk Butka in between Two Worlds: A Pioneering Woman Architect from Postwar Türkiye to the U.S.”, session: Countering Gender Stereotypes in the Middle East, The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., October 7.

https://mesana.org/mymesa/meeting_program_abs.php?pid=14b6223f614a5766ac153541ea8f6291, last accessed on 11.11.2020.

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https://mesana.org/mymesa/meeting_program_list2.php?abs=a,

last accessed on 11.11.2020.
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https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/current-meeting, last accessed on 7.15.2020.

Its PowerPoint presentation and video record are available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

. eo record: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3dMyzDCSHc

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2020, “Diversity and Inclusion in Historical Documentation of Multicultural Architecture Education in the US in a Time of Pandemic”, Society of American Archivists, 2020 Research Forum, "Foundations and Innovations", August 5th.

https://www2.archivists.org/am2020/research-forum-2020/agenda,

last accessed on 8.20.2020.

Its PowerPoint presentation is available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

Its record: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfD1pkEHMxQ&t=331s

My published research report by SAA Research Forum:
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Ekincioglu, M., 2021, Diversity and Inclusion in Historical Documentation of Multicultural Architecture Education in the U.S. in a Time of Pandemic, the Society of American Archivists (SAA), Research Forum (online) 2020.
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https://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/Ekincioglu_report.pdf, last accessed on 2.10.2021.
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• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2020, “Tracing Diversity in Historical Documentation of Architecture Education in the US”, Midwest Archives Conference, Des Moines, Iowa, May 6-9. (My conference abstract was officially accepted by the organization's e-mail, and then, this conference was cancelled due to COVID-19).

https://www.midwestarchives.org/2020-annual-meeting, last accessed on 2.20.2020.

• Ekincioglu, M., 2020, What Do We Know about Collective Memory on Women & Diversity in Today’s Multicultural US Architecture?, (A critical perspective on inclusive built environment and architectural space design by questioning diversity in today’s U.S. architecture and its collective memory), Harvard Neighbors-Tea and Talk Series, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, March. (It has been confirmed by e-mail and its date TBD soon due to COVID-19).

http://neighbors.harvard.edu/sites/neighbors.harvard.edu/files/HarvardNeighborsWeeklyNewsletterv02.28.2020.pdf, last accessed on 3.7.2020.

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker*), 2020, "Shaping and Sharing Identity in Architecture: Imperceptibility of Walls in Archives" (*), 51st NeMLA, Northeast Modern Language Association, Annual Convention, Convention title: Shaping and Sharing Identities: Spaces, Places, Languages and Cultures, Boston University, Boston, MA, March 8th. (3)

http://www.buffalo.edu/nemla/convention.html, accessed on September 5th, 2019.

https://cfplist.com/nemla/Webforms/Schedule.aspx, last accessed on 11.11.2019.

Its PowerPoint presentation and video record are available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

Click for more on my presentation and

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2019, “Diverse and Inclusive Data from Architectural Archives for Civic Engagement", WikiConference North America, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, November 9. (It was a joint conference presentation with Dr. Vassiliki Rapti and Dr. Diana Ramirez-Jasso, with the main title “Citizen TALES Commons: A Collaborative Multi-Disciplinary Model of Ethical, Reliable and Inclusive Production and Dissemination of Knowledge around Issues of Citizenship. Each speaker presented her own research project.)

https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2019/Main_Page, last accessed on 11.9.2019.

Click for the record of the presentation by Massachusetts Institute of Technology

https://web.mit.edu/webcast/wiki/f19/141/index.html, last accessed on 11.9. 2019.

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2019, My Ph.D. Journey from Istanbul to the U.S., the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Woman & Gender Studies Program, Cambridge, MA, November 6.
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This is a short seminar presentation on masculine power dynamics, systemic equity and justice in academia, and more specifically, in "scientific" career.

Its PowerPoint presentation and video record are available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2018, “Architectural Archives and Citizenship in the US”, Engagement Lab. at Emerson College (presentation as a part of workshop and lecture series by Citizen TALES Commons), Boston, MA, December 18.

Its PowerPoint presentation and sound record are available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

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• Ekincioglu, M. (panelist), 2018, Power (Panel title), A Convergence at the Confluence of Power, Identity and Design (event), Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Women in Design, Cambridge, MA, November 3rd. (4).
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https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/event/a-convergence-at-the-confluence-of-power-identity-and-design, last accessed on 11.3.2018.

https://www.gsdwid.com/panelists, last accessed on 11.9.2018.

https://www.gsdwid.com/activities/convergence4, last accessed on 2.2.2022.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNZdEUcHhqk&t=72s, last accessed on 2.12.2019.

• Ekincioglu, M. (panelist), 2018, "An Ontological Experience of MIT Architectural Spaces" (my talk), A Square and Half - The Colors (panel title), the MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA, October 12. (5).

My panel talk discusses a recent research study on MIT's architectural spaces in relation to history of scientific and artistic innovations at this research-based university. Full text of my panel talk on architectural examination of this project is available in my personal archive.

For my interview on this project and its examination science history, architectural spaces and their sounds at MIT, see:
https://cdn.newswire.com/files/x/92/dd/93fe3d9d317d3a2e2b99cff5271c.pdf,
last accessed on 10.12.2018.

. ull text oy pel talk on this project at the MIT Museum on October 12th 2018,

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker) 2018, “Uncovering Her Archive: Ayla Karacabey in Postwar US”, the 71st Society of Architectural Historians, Annual International Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, April.

Dr. Ekincioglu is an awardee of a fellowship for the 71st Society of Architectural Historians, Annual International Conference in 2018.

https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/96/programme-builder/submission/3484?backHref=/events/84/sessions/1956&view=published,accessed on April 18th 2018.

http://www.sah.org/docs/default-source/conference/final-program.pdf?sfvrsn=8 (p.16),

last accessed on 4.18.2018.

Its PowerPoint presentation is available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

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• Ekincioglu, M. (invited speaker), 2017, “A Challenging Journey in-between Türkiye and the U.S..: Woman’s Touch in Architectural Practice”, City University of New York, Woman and Gender Studies Program, New York City, NY, October 26th.

https://www.gc.cuny.edu/All-GC-Events/Calendar/Detail?id=41760, last accessed on 10.10. 2017.

Its PowerPoint presentation and video record are available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

• Ekincioglu, M. (invited speaker), 2017, “The Grand Flirtation: Feminist Operation of Architecture at Princeton University in the 1960s - the 1970s", Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Woman and Gender Studies Program, Intellectual Forum Series, Cambridge, MA, October 19th.

http://diversity.mit.edu/events/2017/grand-flirtation, last accessed on March 20, 2020.

Its PowerPoint presentation is available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

For its vide record on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FoYnxIyix8&t=18s

Its record on the Princeton University, Mudd Manuscript Library Blog:

https://blogs.princeton.edu/mudd/2010/11/coeducation-at-the-graduate-school/comment-page-1, accessed on September 20th, 2018.

http://wgs.mit.edu/events-all/meral, last accessed on 10.10.2017.

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• Ekincioglu, M. (guest speaker), 2017, "Historical Construction of Turkish Women Architects in Postwar US.: A Missing Chapter in Feminist Architecture History", International Women in Architecture Symposium, Virginia Tech, Virginia, March 24th.

http://archdesign.vt.edu/events/conferences-symposia-workshops/1805, last accessed on 3.21.2017.

Its record on Virginia Tech. page: https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/77397, last accessed on 11.9.2017.

Its PowerPoint presentation is available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

https://www.caus.vt.edu/news-events/annual-report/2017-annual-report/academic-affairs-diversity-2017, last accessed on 12.5.2018.

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• Ekincioglu, M. (invited speaker), 2017, “Uncovering a Gender-based Chapter in the Politics of Architecture History: Turkish Women Architects in Postwar U.S..”, Harvard University, New England Turkish Student Association-NETSA Express Series, Cambridge, MA, March 21st.

Its PowerPoint presentation is available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2016, "Hacking the Politics of Gender in Architecture”,

the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture Program, Cambridge, MA, March 10th.

Its PowerPoint presentation is available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

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• Ekincioglu. M. (speaker), 2009, “Terrorizing Istanbul’s Memories: Architectural Stories between Storage and Transmission”, International Conference, Media in Transition 6: Stone and Papyrus, Storage and Transmission, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

http://web.mit.edu/comm-forum/legacy/mit6/subs/abstracts.html#ekincioglu,

last accessed on 12.9.2018.

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2007, “Contemporary Media Practice in Turkish Architecture: from Arkitekt to Arkitera”, International Conference, Media in Transition 5: Creativity, Ownership and Collaboration in the Digital Age, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

http://web.mit.edu/comm-forum/legacy/mit5/subs/MiT5_abstracts.html#ekincioglu,

last accessed on 12.9.2018.

Submitted Abstracts, Research Proposals and Reports (in the U.S.):

• Ekincioglu, M., 2022, Expanding the Limits of Intersectional Feminism in Today’s Architecture History. (abstract: 149 words). This abstract was submitted upon invitation e-mail by by Anna Sokolina on February 26, 2022. (for an online panel at Architectural Intelligence Symposium AI.22 that will be held on April 19, 2022: https://aiasiliconvalley.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1539710, last accessed on February 26, 2022).

• Ekincioglu, M., 2021, “Diverse Women Architects and Diverse Women in Architecture in Archives / Collections in Archives and Bibliography”, Research conducted by Dr. Ekincioglu through her own research problem and research method, and submitted to the Society of Architectural Historians, Women in Architecture Affiliated Group by emails.
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Based on my research problem and research method, I have been regularly collecting and submitting sources on diverse women architects and diverse women in architecture in archives / collections at schools of architecture (in the US), and bibliography to "the Society of Architectural Historians, Women in Architecture Affiliate Group" after the first and online meeting with its Register Committee members and chairs. (The first proposal on 1.12.2021, 6 pages; the second file and research report on 1.29.2021, 28 pages; the third file and research report on 2.5.2021, 41 pages). © Meral Ekincioglu.

See for more:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352781712_Ekincioglu_M_2021_Diverse_Women_Architects_and_Diversity_in_Women_Architects_in_Archives_and_Collections_my_submitted_research_study_to_Society_of_Architecture_Historians_Women_in_Architecture_Affilia

• Ekincioglu, M., 2020, Hacking MIT’s Diverse “Her”story in Architecture, proposal application for Women@MIT Spring 2021 Fellowship, November 16. (This proposal was submitted to MIT with three references; © Meral Ekincioglu, 2020).

• Ekincioglu, M., 2020, Historical Documentation Practice in the U.S. Architecture Education as Healing, the Society of Architectural Historians, Minority Scholars Affiliate Group, October 26, © Meral Ekincioglu, 2020.

I submitted this abstract upon request by Lynne Horiuchi, co-chair of the SAH Minority Scholars Affiliate Group in her e-mail on October 9, 2020 in order to contribute to scholarly discussions / projects on archives, historical documentation practice on minority communities in architecture. For the SAH Minority Scholars Affiliate Group, https://www.sah.org/about-sah/sah-affiliate-groups#:~:text=SAH%20Minority%20Scholars%20Affiliate%20Group,scholars%20and%20allies%20to%20network, last accessed on 10.26.2020.

• Ekincioglu, M., 2020, “Historical Documentation in Architecture Education as Healing”, SAH 2021 Call for Virtual Program. (I submitted my abstract before the deadline and received its confirmation. For this virtual event, https://www.sah.org/about-sah/news/sah-news/news-detail/2020/08/20/call-for-sah-2021-virtual-programs, last accessed on 10.10.2020, © Meral Ekincioglu, 2020).

* My presentations (2016-2018) as a speaker and an invited speaker are based on my advanced academic research project at the MIT, HTC Program (2014-2016). The academic sponsor of my advanced academic research project is the MIT, HTC Program and "all rights reserved".

1. I was invited by the co-moderator to this online panel with the title "Ayla Karacabey: Uncovering Her Archive" which is the same title of my published scholarly essay in her recent edited book, and very similar topic in my SAH Annual and International Conference presentation in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2018. With my sincere thanks, I clearly responded that I would like to present "new and original research" to audiences. I was very pleased to receive its confirmation e-mail. Afterwards, title of my panel talk was announced as "Ayla Karacabey: Uncovering Her Archive" in spite of a few friendly reminder emails by me, with my ethic concerns.

2. This is a joint abstract with Citizen TALES Commons members. Each member of CTC submitted his/her own abstract and own short presentation for this organization. Joint abstract title: “Redefining Civic Engagement: Lessons from Citizen Tales Commons”, chair: Dr. Vassiliki Rapti; participants: Rapti, V., Rigopoulos, D., Ekincioglu, M., Toloudi, Z., Mancini, E., Oliver, C., Yim, K., Trivilino, H.

3. This is a seminar presentation by Citizen TALES Common with title, Citizen Tales Commons: Imperceptibly off Walls. Convention title: Shaping and Sharing Identities: Spaces, Places, Languages and Cultures.

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4. Moderator: Lee, S., Spaceus; M.Arch Cand., MIT; other panelists: Wiley, A. N., Asst. Prof. of Art History, Rutgers; Rouse, C., GSD AASU; MUP Cand., GSD.; Gali-Izard, T., Arquitectura Agronomia; Assoc. Prof. of LA, GSD.; Roberts, B., Bryony Roberts Studio; Visiting Prof., GSAPP.

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5. A Square and Half - The Colors are Sounding, an experimental book launch event featuring video and body performance, dance, piano and words and an open house panel discussion with Mary Sherman, Boston College, Northeastern University; Vassiliki Rapti, Emerson College; Meral Ekincioglu, former visiting and research scholar at MIT; Columbia and Harvard universities, Shane Adams, President of Artist Accelerator and a founding lyric / songwriting instructor for Berklee Online.

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Conferences, Symposiums, Panels and Talks on Architecture (International):

• Ekincioglu, M., Karacar, P., 2022, A Pioneering Woman in Interdisciplinary Architecture Education and Pedagogy in Türkiye, 8th International Conference on Gender Studies, Gender And Art and Other Gender Studies, Center for Women's Studies (CWS), Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), Famagusta, North Cyprus, May 12-14. (Its abstract has been accepted by e-mail).

Conferences, Symposiums, Panels and Talks on Architecture (in/to the Republic of Türkiye):

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2021, “Public Health and Health Technologies in Housing for the Post-Pandemic World”, online and English lecture, the Medipol University-Department of Architecture, May 27th.

Its PowerPoint presentation is available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

• Ekincioglu, M. (moderator), 2021, "Women in the Architecture Profession in Turkey and Germany" (Turkiye ve Almanya'da Mimarlik Mesleginde Kadinlar), online panel on the exhibition with the same title, panelists: Prof. Dr. Ing. Mary Pepchinski (Berlin), Prof. Dr. Ozlem Erdogdu Erkarslan (Izmir), curators of the exhibition, organization of the panel and exhibition by Goethe Institute Türkiye, May 4th.

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See, https://www.goethe.de/ins/tr/tr/kul/sup/ekt.html, last accessed on 5.4.2021.

For its record, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7FiNWXW53A, last accessed on 6.5.2021.

For Tanja Scheffler's review on the exhibition of our online panel: Scheffler, T., 2021, "Kadin Mimar" (Woman Architect), Bauwelt, 17, pp. 6-9; https://www.bauwelt.de/das-heft/heftarchiv/Kadn-Mimar-3675858.html, last accessed on 8.19.2021.

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2021, "Hacking! COVID-19: Science in Architecture and Urban Systems", online and English lecture, Architecture and Urbanism Research Academy (AURA) Istanbul, April 24th.

http://aura-istanbul.com/index.php/2021/04/20/cumartesi-aurasi-meral-ekincioglu-hacking-covid-19, last accessed on 4.27.2021.

Its PowerPoint presentation is available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/r0pbqIGoUaY, last accessed on 4.27.2021.

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• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2021, "Public Health in Workplaces for the Post-pandemic World: Through the Lens of the U.S. Architecture", online and English lecture, Yeditepe University, Department of Architecture, April 19th.

Its PowerPoint presentation is available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

https://www.arkitera.com/etkinlik/public-health-in-workplaces-for-the-post-pandemic-world-through-the-lens-of-the-us-architecture, last accessed on 5.21.2021.

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2020, Construction of Turkish Women Architects beyond National Borders: A Perspective on Historical and Intersectional Feminism from the U.S., Istanbul Technical University, Women Studies Center in Science, Engineering and Technology, December 23rd. (online and Turkish: “Turk Kadin Mimarlarinin Ulusal Sinirlar Otesinde Insasi: ABD’den Tarihsel ve Kesisimsel Feminizm'e Dair Bir Kesit”).

https://www.kaum.itu.edu.tr/tr/turk-kadin-mimarlarinin-ulusal-sinirlar-otesinde-insasi-etkinlik-daveti, last accessed on 12.23.2020.

PowerPoint presentation and the record of this online lecture is available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2020, Public Health in Architecture for Current and Future Pandemic Situations, online lecture in between Boston and Istanbul, Nisantasi University, Department of Architecture, November 25th. (in English)

For its record: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR1S3ECdnas&t=80s,

last accessed on 12.13.2020.

The PowerPoint presentation of this lecture is available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2020, Architectural Design Thinking and Practice for All, online presentation in between Boston and Istanbul, the Beykent University-Department of Architecture, (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture), May 22nd . tion.

Powerpoint presentation of this online talk is available in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2020, "Taskisla with Alumni", online meeting and conversation with architecture students at Istanbul Technical University (with 20 participants), April 7th.).

https://ari24.com/etkinlik/mezunlarla-taskisla-talks-4176

The record of this online meeting and conversation is in Dr. Ekincioglu's personal archive.

• Ekincioglu, M. (speaker), 2000, “References from Architecture to Philosophy-from Philosophy to Architecture”, National Symposium, “Architecture-Philosophy I”, Istanbul Technical University and Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
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(Dr. Ekincioglu is an organizing committee member of this national symposium.

This symposium was initiated by her, supported by Dr. Safak Ural as a concept firstly,

and developed by them, and a group of academics and scholars.) .

My seminar presentation at the MIT-WGS.

The 8th International Conference on Gender Studies, Gender And Art and Other Gender Studies, Center for Women's Studies (CWS), Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU)

My online lecture on "Public Health in Workplaces for the Post-pandemic World: Through the Lens of the US Architecture" held by the Yeditepe University, Department of Architecture.

My online talk and meeting with architecture students at the Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture.

My online lecture on Turkish Women Architects beyond National Borders held by Istanbul Technical University, Women Studies Center in Science, Engineering and Technology.

My online lecture on "Hacking! COVID-19: Science in Architecture and Urban Systems" held by "Architecture and Urban Research Academy (AURA) Istanbul.

Online oanel on "Women in the Architecture Profession in

Turkey and Germany.

My online lecture, "Public Health and Health Technologies in Housing for the Post-Pandemic World"

My presentation at Harvard University,

a NETSA organization.

With Beverly Willis, the founder of the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation.

With Denise Scott Brown, after the announcement of her AIA Gold Medal with Robert Venturi, her architectural and life partner.

With Professor Robert Geddes, the first dean of the Princeton University, School of Architecture.

(with my sincere thanks to Massachusetts Institute of Technology for their academic sponsorship of my advanced academic research project).

Introduction on me as a panelist

at the MIT-Museum, 2018.