Current Challenges in Architecture and Urbanism in Albania

Contents
1 Introducing the Architectural, Urban, and Landscape Challenges of Albania
	References
Part I Next Cities Between Neoanthropocene and Asceticism
2 Augmented Cities in the Neoanthropocene
	2.1 The Neoanthropocene Revolution
	2.2 The Augmented City: A Paradigm Shift
	2.3 Adaptive and Incremental Strategies in the Neoanthropocene: The Cityforming Protocol
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3 A Multi-scalar Design Proposal: S-RGB (Safe—Regenerative Green Blue) Design for Contemporary City
	3.1 Crisis of the Contemporary City: Fragility and Complexity
	3.2 Ecological Urbanism and Green Infrastructure
		3.2.1 Landscape Urbanism and Ecological Urbanism
		3.2.2 Green Infrastructure
	3.3 Multi-scalar Ecological Design and Urban Acupuncture
		3.3.1 Urban Acupuncture
		3.3.2 Multi-scale Design
	3.4 A Proposal for Multiscale Design: S-RGB Design
		3.4.1 Conceptual Approach
	3.5 Conclusion
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4 Materiality and Asceticism in Architecture. A Paradigm to Learn from
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 Three Generations of Architects in the Canton of Graubünden
	4.3 Conclusions
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Part II Urban and Territorial Challenges in Albanian Context
5 Tirana-Next: A Complementary Development Strategy (and Consequent Urban Tactics) for the Informal and Historical Urban Fabrics Within Tirana Super Blocks
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Tirana Polyhedral Growth
	5.3 Critique Thoughts About the Current Development Strategies: Tr030 General Master Plan
	5.4 The On-Field Experimentation of Ephemeral Regeneration Through “Tactics”
	5.5 A Supplementary “14th Strategy” to Tr030 Master Plan
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6 An Observation on Gated Communities in Post-socialist Albania: Three Case Studies from Tirana
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Defining Gated Communities
		6.2.1 Evolution of the Concept in a Historical Prospective
		6.2.2 Typologies of Gated Communities
		6.2.3 Gated Communities According to Community
		6.2.4 Gated Communities According to Physical Structures
		6.2.5 Gated Communities According to Security
		6.2.6 Gated Communities in Albania
	6.3 Case Study in Gated Communities in Tirana-Albania
	6.4 Rolling Hills Luxury Residence
		6.4.1 Urban Features of Rolling Hills Luxury Residence
		6.4.2 Architectural Features of Rolling Hills Luxury Residence
	6.5 Gated Communities’ Features
	6.6 “Kodra e Diellit” Residence
		6.6.1 Urban Features
		6.6.2 Architectural Features
		6.6.3 Gated Communities Features
	6.7 Touch of the Sun Residence
		6.7.1 Urban Features
	6.8 Architectural Features
		6.8.1 Gated Communities Features
	6.9 Discussions
		6.9.1 Discussion on Urban Characteristics
		6.9.2 Discussion on Architectural Characteristics
		6.9.3 Discussion on Gated Community Characteristics
	6.10 Concluding Remarks
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7 The Mangalem Quarter in Berat (Albania): Studies in the Urban Composition of the Aggregate and in the Historical Building Techniques with Relation to Seismic Action
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 The Case Study of Berat: The Current State of Preventive Defence and a Definition of an Urban Interpratation
	7.3 Mangalem: A Multi-scale Interpretation in Terms of Seismic Prevention
		7.3.1 An Urban Scale Reading in Terms of Form and Orographic Layout
		7.3.2 An Aggregate-Scale Reading in Terms of Dwelling Type and Relationship to Contours
		7.3.3 A Reading of Techniques and Materials
	7.4 Conclusion
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8 An Overview of Wildfire Prone Forest Surfaces Within the Metropolitan Area of Tirana  and Sarajevo
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 Materials and Methods
		8.2.1 The General Approach and the Multi-Criteria Framework
		8.2.2 The Workflow
	8.3 Results and Discussions
	8.4 Conclusions and Recommendations
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Part III Architectural Challenges in Albanian Context
9 Infill Design in Informal Housing in Tirana, Albania: Transformations and Spatial Qualities
	9.1 Informal Housing in Albania
	9.2 Self-build Housing
	9.3 Motivation for Self-build Housing Ownership Method
	9.4 Self-build Processes
	9.5 Key Open Building Principles
	9.6 Methodology
	9.7 Analysis
	9.8 Conclusion
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10 Past, Present, and the Denied Future of Tirana National Theatre
	10.1 Introduction
	10.2 Tirana National Theatre: A Brief Construction History
	10.3 Towards an Announced Demolition
	10.4 Despite the Past: The Denial of a Possible Future
	10.5 Conclusions
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11 A Study on the Prisons Morphology, Case of Albania
	11.1 Introduction
	11.2 The Case of Albanian Prisons and Their General Morphological Analysis
		11.2.1 The Prison of Durres
		11.2.2 The Prison of Elbasan
		11.2.3 The Prison of Peqin
		11.2.4 The Prison of Fushe-Kruje
		11.2.5 The Prison of Rrogozhina
		11.2.6 The Prison of Lezha
		11.2.7 The Prison of Fier
	11.3 Conclusions
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12 Space Syntax Analysis as a Tool for Evaluation of Social and Cultural Values of Albanian Housing—Case Study of Tirana
	12.1 Introduction
	12.2 Space Syntax as Method of Housing Design Evaluation
	12.3 Methodology of Research
	12.4 Classification of Case Studies
	12.5 Analysis of Space Syntax Parameters
	12.6 Disscussion and Conclusion
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13 The Rise of Modernism in Tetova
	13.1 Introduction
	13.2 Make It New
	13.3 Facing (Ideological) Modernism
	13.4 The (International) ‘Brutal’ Switch
	13.5 Conclusion
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Part IV Afterword: Tomorrow Challenges in Cities and Planning
14 Cities of Tomorrow—Tomorrow of Planning. Lessons for the Albanian Cities
	14.1 Lessons for the Albanian Cities
Index