Lately we have seen many articles about “why not to be an architect”. According to Forbes magazine, Architect ranked 12th in their list of most admired professions. If you already want to be an architect but internet is giving you reasons NOT to be one, below we have listed 5 reasons why you should choose architecture. Kohët e [...]read more5 reasons to choose architecture

Luis Barragán (1902-1988) was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. His professional training was in engineering, resulting in a degree at the age of twenty-three. His architectural skills were self-taught. In the 1920s, he traveled extensively in France and Spain and, in 1931, lived in Paris for a time, attending Le Corbusier's lectures. His time in Europe, [...]read moreHIGHLIGHT: LUIS BARRAGÀN

Methodology: The study of literature upon tekke typology, collective lifestyle of Sufis, Bektashis and their principles that have generated this architecture. From the literature that this study is based it stands out Raymond Lifchez book: “The Dervish Lodge: Architecture, Art, and Sufism in Ottoman Turkey” which is a collection of essays from different authors that [...]read moreCONCEPT: Rehabilitation project of Zall Tekke, Gjirokastër

In the suburbs of Gjirokastra, in the southwest there is a tekke of Bektashi tarikat. Half asphalted road to there, goes through industrial area of the town. The high cypresses of the tekke can be seen still far from the entrance. After parking the car near the waste bins, one cobblestone ally leads you to [...]read moreRehabilitation project of Zall Tekke, Gjirokastër

Project by Klaudio ÇURMAKU & Kristi NAÇO Abstract This project consist in a proposal of reusing a abandoned coastal village in south of Albania by changing it functions turning them into tourist developments, preserving the individual character as far as possible.   Abstrakt Ky projekt konsiston në një propozim të ripërdorimit të një fshati bregdetar të braktisur [...]read moreUpper Qeparo revitalisation

London designer Ross Lovegrove has designed three lights for Italian brand Artemide in 2009, Cosmic Angel, Cosmic Ocean and Cosmic Leaf. Below, we provide a design overview of the Cosmic Angel Light. Dizajneri londinez, Ross Lovegrove ka projektuar tre ndricuesa për markën italiane Artemide në 2009, Cosmic Angel, Cosmic Ocean and Cosmic Leaf.  Me poshtë, ne do të [...]read moreArtemide Cosmic Angel: lively, organic design

'I do not write, I build', said Alvar Aalto once, and he sure did. This architect developed a unique style and designed not only buildings but also very nice pieces of furniture that we still see today. Alvar Aalto (1898 - 1976), is a world-known Finnish architect, sculptor, artist, and furniture designer. He was part [...]read moreHIGHLIGHT: ALVAR AALTO

What is ONIRO... Çfarë  është  Oniro ? Description from the author.  Oniro means dream in Greek, and that’s how the studio started 3 years ago as a dream of beauty, and creating art. Objects in color and design as a tangible dream, which one sees with open eyes. At first, the work was done with acrylic paint, [...]read moreResin Art – Oniro Studio

Ricardo Bofill Leví (5 December 1939) is a Spanish architect, who, since 1963, continues to lead the international architectural and urban design practice Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura. Ricardo Bofill was born into a family of builders in 1939 in Barcelona. He studied at the Barcelona University School of Architecture and graduated from the School of Geneva. At the [...]read moreHIGHLIGHT: RICARDO BOFILL

An architectural style that was quite popular in mid 20th century from the 1950s up until the 1980s, especially in civic projects and institutional buildings and in the form of sculpture-, brutalist architecture establishes the right of building materials and structural features to be seen, admired and even celebrated. It even found its way into inetrior [...]read more10 Icons of Brutalist Architecture