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The Concept Of “Green Roofs” In Tirana, Eduina Zekaj, Franceska Delia

UBT International Conference

The term “green roof” is a pretty old concept in the history of Architecture, and it begins since prehistoric times with attempts of our ancestors to cover up their housing with greenery. But this term is not well known in Tirana and it is just starting to apply in the new era of projects.

The first attempts started in 2010, but there are very few existing projects that fulfill the construction details that a real green roof needs. First of all, we have to understand why we do need green roofs in Tirana. According to “The Guardian”, Tirana was called …

Ottoman - Bizantin City Case, Tirana - Birth Of A City, Ogri Mane, Armand Vokshi

UBT International Conference

The expansion of Islam did multiply the number of cities to the edge of the desert, transforming the nomadic tribes in urban populations. For a good Muslim cannot be a better practice of the religion if not in the city, in the "Friday Mosque" for common prayers. Life in the city is considered a condition of moral perfection and been fixed in one place, giving up the nomadic life. The urban culture in Islam is formed and developed through a series of contributions, derived from the traditions of construction and urban structures of the pre-Islamic city. Arabia and the countries …

Tirana, Between East And The West In The Focus Of The Urban Texture, Armand Vokshi, Ani (Panariti) Tola

UBT International Conference

This research tries to synthesize the urban development of Tirana, especially in the historical part of it, at different times. The evolution of the city of Tirana is a typical evolution for Albanian cities with an urban structure, which was born in the Ottoman period. The chaotic urban structure shaped spontaneously in recent centuries, in Bosios plan during 1940, was thought to be treated as a "garden city", well integrated with the new form of the city, preserving at the same time his physiognomy. Unfortunately this project has not been taken into consideration during the years of socialist realism, while …

Tirana Urban Growth During The Last Decade, Arbi Shehu

UBT International Conference

After the 90s Tirana encountered a large increase of the population coming from different towns and villages of the country. In this way the population of 150 thousand inhabitants turned in approximately 1 million. Its major transformation has occurred in the last decade where beside the residents, a lot of settlements and socio-economic buildings have been constructed, bringing in this way an unplanned urban development. To identify Tirana urban growth, in addition to terrain identification or partial urban studies more easily we canuse satellite images provided by Google Maps, which through their electronic archive provide us images over the years. …