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  • Fusion Restobar by UDV architects; Albania

Fusion Restobar by UDV architects; Albania

Albania, BIG SEE Interior Design Award 2019 - Winner, Hospitality, Interior|

Before we started thinking about the design of this area, all we had was a name. A name that investors had for this Restobar that was “Fusion”. So we thought: How do we start?
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  • Last Supper Tirana Restaurant, Tirana

Last Supper Tirana Restaurant, Tirana

Albania, Architecture and design as experience, BIG SEE Interior Design Award 2019 - Winner, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2019 - Winner, Hospitality, Interior, Tourism|

Last Supper Tirana was conceived to be the ultimate warmest, gathering place, for a group of friends and burger-lovers in Tirana. Regarding the main space organization, it was important to create an open/transparent kitchen
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  • Mado Fusion Restaurant, Tirana

Mado Fusion Restaurant, Tirana

Albania, BIG SEE Interior Design Award 2019 - Winner, Hospitality, Interior|

The Mado Fusion restaurant is located in downtown area of Tirana, Albania. The main challenge for us was to create an interior design inspired by Japanese culture, materials and style, and we have made this
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  • Joy coffee and cakes by Aurora BABA; Albania

Joy coffee and cakes by Aurora BABA; Albania

Albania, BIG SEE Interior Design Award 2019 - Winner, Hospitality, Interior|

Light is one of the key elements that connects all the furniture and interior design together. Without a good study of the light, the colours would be dull and the dance of harmony in
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  • Skanderbeg Square by 51N4E; Albania

Skanderbeg Square by 51N4E; Albania

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2019 - Winner, Landscape and urban space|

This project for the restructuring of Skanderbeg Square is the result of an international architecture competition won by 51N4E in 2008. The competition’s proposal, conceived in collaboration with Albanian artist Anri Sala, reorganizes Tirana’s
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  • Attico Palace by studio raça arkitektura; Albania

Attico Palace by studio raça arkitektura; Albania

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2019 - Winner, Residential architecture|

Situated in an important and very "in" location of Tirana, the palace or rather say the "palazzina" called "Attico" is a residential building on the upper floors while the ground floor is used for
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  • Teatri Andon Z. Çajupi by BOLLES+WILSON; Albania

Teatri Andon Z. Çajupi by BOLLES+WILSON; Albania

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2019 - Winner, Public and commercial architecture|

The theatre Andon Z. Çajupi – quite literally given a new face (or many new faces). Seating capacity was increased by converting a two-tier auditorium to a large raked plane. The design method as
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  • The House of Leaves by Studio Terragni Architetti; Albania

The House of Leaves by Studio Terragni Architetti; Albania

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2019 - Winner, Public and commercial architecture|

Until recently, this unobtrusive house in the middle of Tirana, Albania, served as the headquarters of the Sigurimi, the secret service agency, operating throughout the long dictatorship of Enver Hoxha. Its location was crucial
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  • Vlora Waterfront Promenade, Albania

Vlora Waterfront Promenade, Albania

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2019 - Winner, Landscape and urban space|

This design proposal consists in a first phase of the logical extension of the existing boardwalk and broadening of the typical vegetation of Vlora. Extending the trees of Soda Woods over the full 5
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  • Lana Park by Landscape – Roidis; Albania

Lana Park by Landscape – Roidis; Albania

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2019 - Winner, Landscape and urban space|

Since the early construction phases of the project, Landscape-Roidis was asked by the investor Park Constructional Co to turn the buildings’ surrounding area of Lana Park into a livable, pedestrian-oriented area, where the 4000
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  • PUSTEC SQUARE by Metropolis Architecture and Planning & G&K; Albania

PUSTEC SQUARE by Metropolis Architecture and Planning & G&K; Albania

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2019 - Winner, Landscape and urban space|

The most important architectonic building with a distinct public function, inside which the entire community gathers, is the church. We soon realised that it was there but without a space in front of it.
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  • Tirana Olympic Park, Tirana

Tirana Olympic Park, Tirana

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2019 - Winner, BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2019 - Winner, City and community, Public and commercial architecture|

Symbiosis Energy-synergy, sport-people like an inexhaustible spot for the actual and future generations was the targeted objective of the project transformed naturally in the concept of the design in masterplan, urban design and architecture
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  • New Bazaar in Tirana, Restoration and Revitalization by Atelier 4; Albania

New Bazaar in Tirana, Restoration and Revitalization by Atelier 4; Albania

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2019 - Winner, Public and commercial architecture|

The New Bazaar, located close to the central square of the city is one of the traditional areas of Tirana. It represented one of Tirana's most iconic symbols of traditional urban life. The area
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  • Marine Villas, Kep Merli Resort by Enea Kondakci, Agim Shenediela; Albania

Marine Villas, Kep Merli Resort by Enea Kondakci, Agim Shenediela; Albania

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2019 - Winner, Residential architecture|

Constructed nearby a UNESCO-protected national park, 3km from the ancient city of Butrint and 7km from the touristic city of Saranda, the Kep Merli residential collection echoes the modern Mediterranean architectural style. There are
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  • Between Olive Trees by Avatelier; Albania

Between Olive Trees by Avatelier; Albania

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2019 - Winner, Residential architecture|

The building's project derives from the terrain's features, slope, vegetation, panorama and customer requirements, which permitted the architects to define a family house program that lives in a close relationship with the landscape of
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  • INDIVIDUAL VILLA by AGMA studio; Albania

INDIVIDUAL VILLA by AGMA studio; Albania

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2019 - Winner, Residential architecture|

The object is located in an area with rapid changes, both in demographic and environmental conditions. New emerging areas should be treated as a living organism that fits with changes in the environment. Only
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  • The Courtyard House by Filippo Taidelli Architetto; Albania

The Courtyard House by Filippo Taidelli Architetto; Albania

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2019 - Winner, Residential architecture|

In the historic city center of Scutari, the artist Adrian Paci wished to reconstruct his private house and artist space on a centuries-old land, without losing the spirit and function of the original house
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  • Himara Waterfront by Bureau Bas Smets; Albania

Himara Waterfront by Bureau Bas Smets; Albania

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2019 - Winner, Landscape and urban space|

The competition offered us the opportunity to rethink the relationship between the city and its sea. The former boardwalk consisted of a main road, built on top of a retaining wall, two meters above
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  • Edvina Meta│BIG SEE Photography 2018

Edvina Meta│BIG SEE Photography 2018

Albania, Culture|

      Country of photography: Albania Selection made by Photon Gallery   Month of Design Check out the BIG SEE event here: Month of Design Exhibition / Big See 2018 FREE ENTRANCE ONLY WITH ONLINE
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  • Joan Kamberaj│BIG SEE ILLUSTRATION 2018

Joan Kamberaj│BIG SEE ILLUSTRATION 2018

Albania, Culture|

    Country of illustrator: Albania Selection made by RAVNIKARGALLERYSPACE Month of Design; Check out the BIG SEE event here: Month of Design Exhibition / Big See 2018 FREE ENTRANCE ONLY WITH ONLINE REGISTRATION! vstopnice-mesec
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  • Tirana Backpacker Hostel; Albania | BIG SEE Awards 2018

Tirana Backpacker Hostel; Albania | BIG SEE Awards 2018

Albania, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2018 - Winner, Creative story and identity as experience, Tourism|

Tirana Backpacker Hostel is Albania’s first hostel that opened in 2005. It started in another location but now it is located in a beautiful Italian style villa that is almost a hundred years old.
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  • Ema Koja Savahl / Ema Savahl Designs│BIG SEE Awards 2018

Ema Koja Savahl / Ema Savahl Designs│BIG SEE Awards 2018

Albania, BIG SEE Fashion Design Award 2018, Wearable art / Timeless|

  Inspiration: Zaha has been created as homage to the deceased architect Zaha Hadid. This piece shows a move past the fourth dimension and the awareness that nothing is random. This design has also been
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  • Agrimona shop; Pana Storytelling Furniture; Pezana Rexha│BIG SEE Awards 2018

Agrimona shop; Pana Storytelling Furniture; Pezana Rexha│BIG SEE Awards 2018

Albania, BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2018 - Winner, Furniture|

“Agrimona” is a Social enterprise that is willing to sell farmers production from all over Albania, by managing to collect those productions to their shop and make them available to the clients, located in one
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  • Cape Square Durrës, Durrës

Cape Square Durrës, Durrës

Albania, Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2018 - Grand Prix, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2018 - Winner, Landscape and urban space|

How do you create a sense of place on a dirty, neglected stretch of coast between a small strip of beach and a promenade? This was the challenge facing BOOM Landscape, in partnership with Cityförster,
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