About Building Architecture Culture Public Programme
Building Architecture Culture Public Programme accompanies Albania’s participation in the Biennale Architettura 2025, curated by Anneke Abhelakh. This series is developed around a number of conversations hosted within the Albanian pavilion throughout May - November 2025 where a group of interdisciplinary guests will convene to discuss and explore Albania’s evolving architectural identity. Titled “Building Architecture Culture”, the Albanian pavilion at the Venice Biennale highlights the reciprocal relationship between architecture and society.
Building Architecture Culture is a project commissioned by Blendi Gonxhja, Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation, and curated by Anneke Abhelakh. This audio series is produced by KoozArch.
Building Architecture Culture Public Programme | On Materiality and Loss with Adil Bokhari, Eled Fagu and Matteo Frangi (51N4E)
The fifth episode of the Building Architecture Culture Public Programme, titled On Materiality and Loss, brings together researcher and practitioner, Adil Bokhari, architect Eled Fagu and architect at 51N4E Matteo Frangi to explore materiality and loss in Tirana’s architecture, examining how local and imported materials reflect societal changes and global influences while emphasizing the preservation of local identity.
22 Sept 2025
Building Architecture Culture Public Programme | On Landscape with Toni Gironès, Guust Selhorst, Zydi Teqja
The fourth episode of the Building Architecture Culture Public Programme, titled On Landscape, brings together architect Toni Gironès, architect and urban designer Guust Selhorst and ecologist and educator Zydi Teqja, to discuss the evolving relationship between landscape, culture, and identity in Albania, emphasising an holistic approach that considers both private and public interests to preserve and enhance Albania's unique natural and cultural heritage.
16 Jul 2025
Building Architecture Culture Public Programme | On Freedom, with with Nebi Bardhoshi, Elisabetta Terragni and Lea Ypi
The third episode of the Building Architecture Culture Public Programme, titled On Freedom, brings together anthropologist and curator Nebi Bardhoshi, architect and educator Elisabetta Terragni and political theorist and historian Lea Ypi to discuss the transition of Albania from a totalitarian regime to a liberal democracy, focusing on the concept of freedom and its impact on the built environment. What kind of freedom is truly needed? One that liberates the individual or one that sustains the collective?
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Building Architecture Culture Talks accompanies Albania’s participation in the Biennale Architettura 2025 curated by Anneke Abhelakh. This series is developed around a number of conversations hosted within the Albanian pavilion throughout May - November 2025 where a group of interdisciplinary guests will convene to discuss and explore Albania’s evolving architectural identity.
Building Architecture Culture is a project commissioned by Blendi Gonxhja, Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation, and curated by Anneke Abhelakh. This audio series is produced by KoozArch.
14 Jul 2025
Building Architecture Culture Public Programme | On Agency, with Andi Eftimi and Elidor Mëhilli
The second episode of the Building Architecture Culture Public Programme, titled On Agency, brings together architect and urban planner Andi Eftimi and historian Elidor Mëhilli to discuss the evolution of architecture in Albania, focusing on the transition from socialist ideologies to post-communist practices. In Albania, architects work with unusual freedom—but also face the challenge of serving the collective good. How will this tension shape the future of the profession in a country still in transition?
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Building Architecture Culture Talks accompanies Albania’s participation in the Biennale Architettura 2025 curated by Anneke Abhelakh. This series is developed around a number of conversations hosted within the Albanian pavilion throughout May - November 2025 where a group of interdisciplinary guests will convene to discuss and explore Albania’s evolving architectural identity.
Building Architecture Culture is a project commissioned by Blendi Gonxhja, Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation, and curated by Anneke Abhelakh. This audio series is produced by KoozArch.
7 May 2025
Building Architecture Culture Public Programme | Welcome from the curator, Anneke Abhelakh
In this first episode of the Building Architecture Culture Public Programme, KoozArch founder Federica Zambeletti sits down with the curator of Albania’s participation in 19th International Architecture Exhibition, Anneke Abhelakh, to reflect upon the exhibition and its ambition to explore the reciprocal relationship between architecture, national discourse and society.
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Building Architecture Culture Public Programme accompanies Albania’s participation in the Biennale Architettura 2025, curated by Anneke Abhelakh. This series is developed around a number of conversations hosted within the Albanian pavilion throughout May - November 2025 where a group of interdisciplinary guests will convene to discuss and explore Albania’s evolving architectural identity. Titled “Building Architecture Culture”, the Albanian pavilion at the Venice Biennale highlights the reciprocal relationship between architecture and society.
Building Architecture Culture is a project commissioned by Blendi Gonxhja, Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation, and curated by Anneke Abhelakh. This audio series is produced by KoozArch.
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