TIRANA, April 21 – Albanian national media hailed the conclusion of the project on finding the project for the reconstruction of Tirana’s Skanderbeg Square but also expressed its concern it may cause serious traffic disruptions.
The Belgian architecture studio 51N4E won the recent international competition for the rehabilitation of the square and will also present a proposal on how to deal with the traffic problem. The refurbishing works will begin in September and Koha Jone newspaper fears that current traffic problems are minimal compared to what is expected when work on the square begins. The Belgian studio won against other internationally-acclaimed architecture firms, including the Atena Studio & Partners from Rome, Daniel Libeskind Architects from New York, MVRDV from Rotterdam and JL Mateo from Barcelona. The renovation of Tirana’s central square is expected to bring the best urban, architectural, infrastructural and functional solutions.
The 51N4E Brussels-based firm consists of an international group of relative young architects. (Tirana Times Staff)
Project brings fear of traffic chaos
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