Tirana is becoming an unlikely hotspot for offbeat architecture as politicians court high-profile foreign architects to ...

In the heart of the capital, the villa of Albania's former dictator welcomes young artists from around the world, the country ...

This infamous communist-era pyramid is being reborn as a tech hub The Pyramid of Tirana was a symbol of Albania's brutal dictator. Now, MVRDV has plans to convert it into an "inhabited monument." ...

The mood is vividly captured by a resident who said that, in the fall of 1996, Tirana smelled and sounded like a slaughterhouse, as farmers drove their animals to market to invest the proceeds in the ...

A map of Albania, the face of the country's national hero and a house-covered facade are among the defining features of these eight skyscrapers currently under development in Tirana. Tirana is ...

Similarly the towering Pyramid of Tirana has been transformed from a museum dedicated to Hoxha into a park and sculpture garden with sweeping views of the city. Art has also helped Albanians ...

Connected to the towers by a plaza, a stepped pyramid structure rendered in white ... Other projects set to be completed in Tirana include a mixed-use high-rise composed of house-shaped "puzzle ...

LLM contributor Shekha Vyas immerses herself in the unique energy of the bustling city of Tirana,which is gaining a ...