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  • MVRDV models Skanderbeg Building on head of Albania's national hero

    Dutch studio MVRDV has begun construction on a mixed-use building in Tirana, Albania, which it has modelled on a bust of the country's prominent historical figure Gjergj Kastrioti. More

    Lizzie Crook | 4 August 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Casanova + Hernandez completes patterned public square based on an Albanian carpet

    Dutch studio Casanova + Hernandez has completed a landscaping project in the Albanian village of Shiroka, comprising a waterfront plaza and streetscape that uses granite stones to replicate a traditional carpet pattern. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 24 March 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Construction begins on MVRDV's Pyramid of Tirana renovation

    Work has begun on the conversion of the 1980s brutalist Pyramid of Tirana in the Albanian capital into a youth-focused cultural hub. More

    James Parkes | 19 February 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Stefano Boeri Architetti designs coronavirus-resilient neighbourhood in Tirana

    Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti and Albanian architecture studio SON-Group have revealed Tirana Riverside, a district in the capital of Albania designed to respond to post-coronavirus needs. More

    Tom Ravenscroft | 2 June 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Protests in Tirana as Albanian national theatre demolished to make way for BIG project

    The site of BIG's proposed new national theatre in Tirana has become the focus of anti-government protests as demolition of the original theatre begins. More

    India Block | 19 May 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Stefano Boeri designs Tirana Vertical Forest in Albanian capital

    Italian architect Stefano Boeri has designed a vertical forest tower for Tirana, Albania, which will be planted with colourful and scented flowers and herbs. More

    India Block | 1 March 2019 | Leave a comment
  • MVRDV designs Albania's tallest building with pixelated facade

    Construction has started on a skyscraper in Tirana designed by Dutch firm MVRDV, set to feature a facade with a pixelated map of Albania at its centre. More

    Natasha Levy | 15 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Construction of golden cube building by Stefano Boeri Architetti begins in Tirana

    Blloku Cube – a mixed-use block with a facade of aluminium triangles, designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti – is now under construction in the Albanian capital. More

    Tom Ravenscroft | 10 September 2018 | Leave a comment
  • MVRDV to convert communist monument in Albania into technology centre

    Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for a new technology education centre in the Albanian capital of Tirana, which will be housed within a pyramidal monument to communism. More

    Natasha Levy | 21 May 2018 | Leave a comment
  • BIG designs "bow-tie-shaped" theatre for Albania's capital

    Bjarke Ingels' architecture firm has unveiled its design for a new theatre building in Tirana, Albania, in the shape of a bow tie. More

    Amy Frearson | 15 March 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Stefano Boeri Architetti to design 24-hour schools in Albanian capital

    Stefano Boeri Architetti has designed three schools in Albania's capital city, Tirana, that will remain open around the clock to double as community hubs. More

    Jessica Mairs | 23 February 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Albanian photography museum by Casanova + Hernandez features gridded glass walls

    Panes of transparent and translucent glass create a gridded facade for this photography museum in Albania by Dutch studio Casanova + Hernandez Architects (+ slideshow). More

    Jessica Mairs | 6 July 2016 | Leave a comment
  • Max Lamb's rubberised furniture provides seating for migration-focused Albanian Pavilion

    Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: British designer Max Lamb has created a range of misshapen furniture for Albania's Biennale pavilion – a sonic installation lamenting the mass migration experienced by the country. More

    Jessica Mairs | 31 May 2016 | 1 comment
  • Dezeen Screen: Cultural Centre in Tirana by BIG

    Dezeen Screen: new to our movie site Dezeen Screen is this movie by Bjarke Ingels Group that explains their competition-winning design for a mosque, Islamic centre and museum in Tirana, Albania. Watch the movie »

    Rose Etherington | 10 May 2011 | 3 comments
  • Cultural centre in Tirana by BIG

    Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have won a competition to design a mosque, Islamic centre and museum in Tirana, Albania. More

    Rose Etherington | 5 May 2011 | 14 comments
  • Parliamentary Complex of the Republic of Albania by Coop Himmelb(l)au

    Architects Coop Himmelb(l)au of Vienna have won a competition to design a new parliamentary building in Tirana for the Republic of Albania. More

    Rose Etherington | 1 April 2011 | 14 comments
  • Tirana Rocks by MVRDV

    Dutch architects MVRDV have won a competition to masterplan an urban neighbourhood on the shore of Lake Tirana in Albania. More

    Marcus Fairs | 3 September 2008 | 73 comments

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