2010 Albanian Pavilion: Beyond color
ROME, October 11 – Through its participation in the UN Joint Programme, “Culture and Heritage for Social and Economic Development,” the UNESCO Venice Office is supporting in part Albania’s first-ever participation to the 12th International Architecture Exhibition “People meet in architecture,” directed by Kazuyo Sejima and organized by la Biennale di Venezia.
Financed from the Spanish MDG Achievement Fund, this activity is being organized in partnership with the Albanian Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports. The pavilion will be a multimedia presentation of Albanian architectural traditions, featuring the colorfully-painted buildings of the capital city of Tirana. It will also promote an online architectural competition that will take place this fall, in which three Albanian cultural monuments will be featured for architects around the world to compete in designing new economic uses for these historic structures. Titled “Beyond Color”, the Albanian pavilion will be located in the Artiglierie of the Arsenale and will be open until 21 November 2010. See the PDF on the right menu for detailed information about the exhibit.
Artists: Architecture / urbanism, Nuno Jacinto, Helidon Gjergji, Maks Velo, Armand Vokshi, AVATELIER con Polis University & Tirana Polytechnical University, School of Architecture, Luciano Bojaxhiu, Institute of Preservation of Historic Monuments, Virginia Studio, Dritan Mesareja, Gediminas Urbonas, Peter Tasi
Opening days: 29 August – 21 November 2010
Venue: Artiglierie dell’Arsenale, Venice, Italy. 29
Curator: Gjergj Bakallbashi
Assistant Curators: Enida Mitro, Egest Gjinali
Graphic/Editors/Coordinators : Gjergj Bakallbashi, Enida Mitro, Egest Gjinali
Design/Concept : Gjergj Bakallbashi, Enida Mitro, Egest Gjinali
Commissioner: The Ministry of Culture, Youth, Sports and Tourism of Albania
