Tirana architecture

The College of Europe campus by Oppenheim Architecture (OA) has just been completed in Tirana, Albania. The project, which is the first purpose-built campus for the College of Europe, is inspired by the city's existing architectural vernacular and historic contexts, such as the 1991 student protests that played a pivotal role in Albania's journey towards democracy.  MIR Through careful research into the history and culture of Tirana and its emblematic student city, OA recognized that beyond Tirana's beautiful materials, colours, and textures, it is the people and, more generally, social life that stands at the centre of the city's spatial organization. Throughout Tirana, the ground and first floors are almost exclusively occu... More