About Dr. Ekici
Didem Ekici
Didem Ekici’s teaching and research interests center on the intersections of health, materiality, the human body, gender, the Anthropocene, and the built environment, spanning from the Enlightenment to the present.
Recent publications by Professor Ekici
Teaching Philosophy
As an educator, I aim to help students to develop the analytical skills necessary to respond to current issues shaping the architectural profession and the world at large both as prospective practitioners and engaged citizens in their communities.
Education
- Ph.D. in History and Theory of Architecture, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (2004-2008)
- Master of Arts in Architectural History and Theory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (2001-2004)
- Master of Architecture, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey (1998-2000)
- Bachelor of Architecture, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey (1994-1998)
Research and publications
Ongoing and upcoming research
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Ekici has chaired international conferences, sessions, and workshops for organizations such as the European Architectural History Network, College Art Association, Society of Architectural Historians, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, and Architectural Humanities Research Association. Her research has been supported by fellowships from The Wellcome Trust, German Academic Exchange Service, University of Nottingham, University of Lincoln, The Wolfsonian-Florida International University, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Ekici earned her Ph.D. in History and Theory of Architecture from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Selected publications
She is the co-editor of Healing Spaces, Modern Architecture, and the Body (Routledge, 2017), Housing and the City (Routledge, 2022), and Textile in Architecture: From the Middle Ages to Modernism (Routledge, 2023). Ekici is the author of forthcoming Surface, Textile, and German Material Culture: Bodies, Interiors, and Architecture, 1830-1914. Her work includes numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed articles in journals such as the Journal of Architectural Education, Journal of Architecture, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, and gtapapers.
Teaching and advising
Classes taught
- ARCH 572: Retrofitting Suburbia for Today’s Households (or What Would a Non-Sexist Suburb Look Like?)