Abrams held academic positions at various universities and was a staunch advocate for public housing and homeownership for the underprivileged, while also critiquing systemic discrimination and the business welfare state.
[4][5] His ideas reached broader audiences through seven books, including the landmark 1955 work Forbidden Neighbors, which explored housing discrimination, as well as numerous articles and newspaper pieces.
[7] He undertook several missions for the United Nations, contributing to the establishment of housing authorities and planning schools in developing countries.
[9] However, he noted that the number of higher education institutions in Turkey training architects at the time was insufficient to meet the demand.
[10] As a result of his findings and the pressing needs of the period, it was decided to establish a school of architecture and urban planning in Ankara, which became Middle East Technical University.