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Made for [in] Albania
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Within our project, a primary role is occupied
by the concept of water as an urban
design tool, an element in continuous mutation
over time, capable of moulding and
modifying space, without defining edges
and geometries.
The project makes use of all physical states
of this element: liquid, water, solid, ice,
gaseous and vapour.
The square is designed with a significant
level of functional thematization, as the
sum and reciprocal interaction of dedicated
spaces, obtaining a strong level of functional
multi-polarity and thus is capable of
reflecting and representing the complexity
of an urban reality in clear opposition to
the possibilities offered by a vast, indifferent
and homogeneous space. The project
negates any possibility of intending the
square as a monument, favouring the in
17.Night view render of Scanderbeg Square
18.Trasversal section of Scanderbeg Square
19.Longitudinal section of Scanderbeg
Square
20.Day view render of Scanderbeg Square
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Revitalization of Scanderbeg
Square, Tirana
REVITALIZATION OF SCANDERBEG SQUARE
Credits
Architect: ATENASTUDIO
Location: Tirana
Year: 2008
Program: Masterplan, Public space
Status: Competition finalist
The primary conceptual intent of this
project is the one of treating Scanderbeg
Square as a digital footprint, an imprinting
that confers it with a level of centrality.
The next step, following the creation of a
centre, is that of reiterating the figure of
the circle and alluding to a magnetic field.
The interference with the urban fabric of
the city of Tirana produces the iconic design
of the square. This process generates a
significant and distinctive formal identity
capable of acting as a true urban reference.
At the same time it raises the need to
protect the most relevant elements of the
historical memory of the forma urbis of
Tirana. The design concept considers the
void as an urban value, in light of the significant
density increase taking place in Tirana;
it re-captures the city’s ‘ground zero’
and its horizontality, without building new
volumes; on the contrary it operates inside
the city.
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Syndey Opera House, Australi dizenjuar
nga Jorn Utzon.
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