Placemaking in Kosovo: “How to Turn a Place Around” Now in Albanian

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"How to Turn a Place Around" now in Albanian

We’re thrilled to announce the release of PPS’ book “How to Turn A Place Around” in Albanian. Making this important Placemaking guide available to an Albanian audience builds on PPS’ work in the Eastern European Region, including “Community Development through Public Space Improvements,” a Placemaking training and pilot program conducted in Kosovo with support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

This week, PPS’ Elena Madison travels to Pristina, Kosovo to join Eliza Hoxha (architect, urban designer, and Founder of Urbaniac) in hosting the book’s launch on March 1 at 6pm at the Modelarium of the Civil Engineering and Architecture Department of the University of Prishtina.

At the event, Elena will speak about the principles and practice of Placemaking in the context of Eastern Europe and about PPS projects in Kosovo, Serbia, and Croatia.

To get an English copy of “How to Turn a Place Around,” visit the PPS bookstore.

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  • Dpojani

    On behalf of Epoka University, we are pleased to invite you to attend the First nternational Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, which will be held at Epoka University in Tirana, Albania on April 19-21, 2012. We expect an international audience of about 150 persons, including academics, practicing architects, urban designers, and planners.
     
    You are invited to submit an abstract and / or poster proposal to one of the conference tracks listed below:
    Architectural history and historic preservationGreen building technologies and materialsUser-friendly public spacesArchitecture & urban design educationConstruction managementInformation technology in architecture & urban design

    Abstracts / Posters must be submitted for review by January 15, 2012.
     
    Keynote speakers:
     
    Prof. Dr. Ardeshir Mahdavi, Technical University of Vienna, Austria. Prof. Dr. Giorgio Gianighian, University of Venice, Italy. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ilknur Kolay, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. Prof. Dr. Aspa Gospodini, University of Thessaly, Athens, Greece. Adj. Assist. Prof. Dr. Deike Peters, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.Assist. Prof. Dr. Martino Tattara, Berlage Institute, Rotterdam, Holland. Dr. Paola Ardizzola, MuseoArchitetturaArte, Pescara, Italy. Mirela Kamberi, United Nations Development Programme, Albania. Christos Passas, Zaha Hadid Architects & Architectural Association, London, UK. 
    Over the past twenty years, Tirana, the capital of Albania, has evolved into a dense, compact, and vibrant city of almost one million people,
    full of shops, cafés, restaurants, music, colorful buildings, and street life. At the same time, it is choked with automobile traffic,
    its older façades are crumbling down, and the traditional housing stock is being eroded to make room for condominium buildings.
    Sustainable construction technologies are in their infancy. High-tech high-rise architecture is juxtaposed with small scale informal additions
    to communist-era housing units and pre-communist oriental and Western neoclassic homes. While there is much private wealth in the country,
    the public sector has limited resources. This set of circumstances makes Tirana a very interesting laboratory for architects and
    urban designers & planners, and an enjoyable place to visit.
     
    We appreciate your interest in 1-ICAUD and look forward to seeing you at Epoka University.
                  
                                                                                            1-ICAUD Organizing Committee
                                                                                            Department of Architecture
                                                                                            Epoka University
     
    Email us: icaud@epoka.edu.al
     
    Web: http://www.icaud.epoka.edu.al
     
     
    Epoka University
    Address: Autostrada Tirane-Rinas, Km 12,
    Tirana, Albania
    Tel.: +355 42 232 086 / +355 42 222 077
    Fax.: +355 42 222 117
    Email: info@epoka.edu.al
    Web: http://www.epoka.edu.al