How the Albanian city of Tirana is transforming into 'archipelago-city'
As part of the 'Tirana 2030' master plan, headed up by Italian architect Stefano Boeri, Albania is doubling down on efforts to make its capital a dynamic, competitive city for the future
The three schools Tirana, in the Don Bosco, Kodër-Kamëz and Piazza Shqiponja districts, will accommodate around 1,400 pupils during the week
Three new "open schools" have been inaugurated in Tirana's northwestern districts. These facilities are available for use by citizens seven days a week throughout the year in an aim to revitalize the urban districts of the Albanian capital. As part of the "Tirana 2030" master plan, headed up by Italian architect Stefano Boeri, Albania is doubling down on efforts to make its capital a dynamic, competitive city for the future.
On Thursday, December 16, 2021, the city of Tirana inaugurated a new complex of "open schools" in the presence of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, the city's mayor Erion Veliaj and architect Stefano Boeri.
The architectural firm imagined this educational complex as a flexible place, an epicenter of public life, as it is able to accommodate a broader population that goes beyond just students. “A place open to everyone, at all ages, at all hours of the day, every day of the year: a new epicenter within the life of urban districts. This is the concept of the three new schools in Tirana," the architectural studio wrote in a press release.
The three schools in the northwestern part of the city, in the Don Bosco, Kodër-Kamëz and Piazza Shqiponja districts, will accommodate around 1,400 pupils during the week and will enable the city to strengthen its school infrastructure and facilities.
The rest of the time, these sites can be used by the local communities for leisure activities, as meeting places or even as accommodation areas.
