BIG wins the competition to design a major Cultural Center in Albania

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BIG, Martha Schwartz Landscape, Buro Happold, Speirs & Major, Lutzenberger & Lutzenberger, and Global Cultural Asset Management are today announced as the winning team of the international design competition for a new 27.000 m2 cultural complex in Albania, consisting of a Mosque, an Islamic Centre, and a Museum of Religious Harmony.

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The capital Tirana is undergoing an urban transformation which includes the restoration and refurbishment of existing buildings, the construction of a series of new public and private urban structures, and the complete reconceptualization of Scanderbeg Square. This important square is the site of the new cultural complex that will consist of a Mosque, an Islamic Centre, and a Museum of Religious Harmony.

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Cite: Sebastian Jordana. "BIG wins the competition to design a major Cultural Center in Albania" 04 May 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/132808/big-wins-the-competition-to-design-a-major-cultural-center-in-albania> ISSN 0719-8884

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