architecture in albania news, projects, and interviews https://www.designboom.com/tag/architecture-in-albania/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:47:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 bofill taller de arquitectura’s fortress-like resort cascades down albanian coastline mountains https://www.designboom.com/architecture/bofill-taller-de-arquitectura-fortress-like-resort-albanian-coastline-mountains-02-21-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/bofill-taller-de-arquitectura-fortress-like-resort-albanian-coastline-mountains-02-21-2025/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:00:36 +0000 thomai tsimpou | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1117558

winding stairways and rooftop terraces carve out a labyrinthine journey through the red sol resort.

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valerio olgiati brings towering forms and garden ziggurat to tirana, albania https://www.designboom.com/architecture/valerio-olgiati-grand-park-skyline-towering-forms-garden-ziggurat-tirana-albania-01-21-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/valerio-olgiati-grand-park-skyline-towering-forms-garden-ziggurat-tirana-albania-01-21-2025/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:55:29 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1111781

expected to complete in fall 2025, the project introduces three red concrete towers and a white ziggurat centerpiece, combining residential, hospitality, and retail spaces.

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the moon, ukraine and gaza among 25 sites on the world monuments watch list for 2025 https://www.designboom.com/architecture/the-moon-ukraine-gaza-25-sites-world-monuments-watch-list-2025-01-16-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/the-moon-ukraine-gaza-25-sites-world-monuments-watch-list-2025-01-16-2025/#respond Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:20:05 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1110941

the watch list is a biennial, nomination-based advocacy program that features 25 historic places facing major challenges such as climate change, tourism, conflict, and natural disaster.

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selgascano + FRPO plan kaleidoscopic ‘rozafa hotel tower’ as vivid icon for shkodra, albania https://www.designboom.com/architecture/selgascano-kaleidoscopic-rozafa-hotel-tower-shkroda-albania-12-10-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/selgascano-kaleidoscopic-rozafa-hotel-tower-shkroda-albania-12-10-2024/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:30:30 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1106276

with playful colors and geometries, the tower draws from the architecturally diverse heritage of shkodra, albania.

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OODA’s ndarja multi-use building splits in two to create green urban void in tirana https://www.designboom.com/architecture/ooda-ndarja-multi-use-building-green-urban-void-tirana-11-15-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/ooda-ndarja-multi-use-building-green-urban-void-tirana-11-15-2024/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:10:46 +0000 christina vergopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1101792

OODA opts for a rotational design of the volumes forming fluid transitions between the street, square, and interiors.

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oppenheim architecture reveals tirana’s college of europe campus as red concrete cluster https://www.designboom.com/architecture/oppenheim-tirana-college-of-europe-campus-cluster-dark-red-concrete-10-03-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/oppenheim-tirana-college-of-europe-campus-cluster-dark-red-concrete-10-03-2024/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2024 09:50:50 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1093319

the design playfully arranges structural and decorative elements, creating a unified look while also acting as brise-soleils to help regulate the buildings’ climate.

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oppenheim architecture reimagines embroidery motifs as textured concrete tower in tirana https://www.designboom.com/architecture/oppenheim-architecture-embroidery-motifs-textured-concrete-tower-tirana-08-12-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/oppenheim-architecture-embroidery-motifs-textured-concrete-tower-tirana-08-12-2024/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:30:12 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1083646

the facade uses textured precast concrete panels that honor traditional tapestries while framing city views, creating a dynamic interplay of light and shadow.

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this hilltop retreat by oppenheim architecture embraces the vernacular of albania’s coast https://www.designboom.com/architecture/panorama-hilltop-retreat-oppenheim-architecture-vernacular-albania-coast-07-09-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/panorama-hilltop-retreat-oppenheim-architecture-vernacular-albania-coast-07-09-2024/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:45:01 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1076215

the proposal emerges as a cluster of stepped and terraced buildings, each hugging the site's contours, facing the ionian sea.

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steven holl reveals winning design for expo center inspired by hand signatures in albania https://www.designboom.com/architecture/steven-holl-winning-design-expo-center-hand-signatures-albania-04-30-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/steven-holl-winning-design-expo-center-hand-signatures-albania-04-30-2024/#respond Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:10:36 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1061720

steven holl and artist agnieszka kurant will collect hand signatures from local communities and fuse them into a single wandering line across the rectangular volumes of the expo center.

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OODA plans ‘hora vertikale’ as a vertical village of thirteen stacked cubes for tirana https://www.designboom.com/architecture/ooda-hora-vertikale-tirana-albania-01-09-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/ooda-hora-vertikale-tirana-albania-01-09-2024/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2024 17:01:32 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1039523

OODA unveils 'hora vertikale,' a unique stacked tower with a clustered facade, set to redefine the skyline of tirana, albania.

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