Ringturm, Vienna, July 13, 2010 until September 17, 2010

City developpement in the 1930ties; Masterplan „French project“/architecture studio Paris 2004

“Architektur im Ringturm”– a series of exhibitions hosted by the Vienna Insurance Group – continues its architectural journey of exploration through Central and Eastern Europe by taking a look at Albania. The exhibition and catalogue focus on planning, building and living in Tirana, the capital city of a country that lies where the Adriatic meets the Mediterranean. With regard to various aspects of the city’s current urban planning, its public spaces and its incredible dynamism, as illustrated by the large number of “informal” constructions in the city, use is made of historical urbanisation concepts to throw light on the reasons it has developed in the way it has. With the use of large format pictures, a visual dialog between historical illustrations and contemporary images depicts a structural reality that is difficult to visualise in plans. A special visualisation bar conveys the diverse and colourful Mediterranean life in the city in the form of a contemporary travelogue.

The article by Andrea Fábián is only available in Hungarian.