JUNE 3-4-5 2026
Thank you for your patience. We are currently finalizing the detailed program and look forward to sharing it with you very soon. We truly appreciate your interest and support.
Program of the 1st Edition 2025
Calendar of Activities
Prime Minister’s Courtyard, Tirana
Eden Garden (by Studio Precht) — @Prime Minister’s Office
| 18:00 |
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Book Building (by 51N4E) — Skanderbeg Square
| 09:00 |
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| 20:00 |
Official Dinner
(Guest list only) |
Tirana Art Garden (by Kengo Kuma) — Petrele
| 09:00 |
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| 20:00 |
Official Dinner
(Guest list only) |
Check out the map to explore the festival layout. Navigate your way through talks, exhibitions, and spontaneous encounters; everything you need is just a floor or a few steps away.
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Side Events

Alejandro Alavena
Architect and Executive Director of ELEMENTAL

Anupama Kundoo
Architect and
Professor

Benedetta Tagliabue
Architect and Director of Miralles Tagliabue EMBT

Carme Pigem
Architect and Co-founder of RCR Arquitectes

Christian Kerez
Swiss Architect and Architectural Photographer

Eduardo Souto de Moura
Architect and Pritzker Prize Laureate

Freek Persyn
Architect and Co-founder
of 51N4E

Kengo Kuma
Architect and Founder of Kengo Kuma & Associates

Lina Ghotmeh
Architect and Founder of Lina Ghotmeh Architecture

Shigeru Ban
Architect and Humanitarian Innovator
Be part of the Open Day in Tirana. Talks, exhibitions, and public dialogue in the heart of the city.
Reserve your spot and take part in Albania’s first architecture & hospitality festival.
5 June – Tirana, PM Courtyard
✅ Welcoming Dinner Ceremony
a warm start under the summer sky
6 June – Tirana, Book Building
✅ Full access to the Conference Venue (Ground floor)
✅ Outdoor installations & gathering spaces
✅ Terrace lunch & rooftop views (4th Floor)
✅ Model Exhibitions (2nd & 3rd Floor)
✅ Historic Tirana Clock Tower access
✅ Dinner at Vila No. 30
7 June – Elbasan, Fish City
✅ Workshops & Presentations: Brainstorming & reflecting with invited architects and guests
✅ Albanian hospitality at its finest – from shared dishes to a poolside celebration
8 June – Tirana
✅ Survivor's Lunch – a parting table of food and reflection at Vila Number RED
5 June – Tirana, PM Courtyard
✅ Welcoming Dinner Ceremony
a warm start under the summer sky
6 June – Tirana, Book Building
✅ Full access to the Conference Venue (Ground floor)
✅ Outdoor installations & gathering spaces
✅ Terrace lunch & rooftop views (4th Floor)
✅ Model Exhibitions (2nd & 3rd Floor)
✅ Historic Tirana Clock Tower access
❌ Dinner at Vila No. 30
7 June – Elbasan, Fish City
✅ Workshops & Presentations
✅ Albanian hospitality at its finest
8 June – Tirana
✅ Survivor's Lunch – at Vila Number RED
6 June – Tirana, Book Building
✅ Full access to the Conference Venue (Ground floor/Mezzanine +1)
✅ Outdoor installations & gathering spaces
❌ Terrace lunch & rooftop views (4th Floor)
✅ Model Exhibitions (2nd & 3rd Floor)
✅ Historic Tirana Clock Tower access
❌ Dinner at Vila No. 30
7 June – Elbasan, Fish City
✅ Workshops & Presentations
✅ Albanian hospitality at its finest
6 June – Tirana, Book Building
✅ Full access to the Conference Venue (Ground floor/Mezzanine +1)
✅ Outdoor installations & gathering spaces
❌ Terrace lunch & rooftop views (4th Floor)
✅ Model Exhibitions (2nd & 3rd Floor)
✅ Historic Tirana Clock Tower access
❌ Dinner at Vila No. 30
6 June – Tirana, Book Building
❌ Full access to the Conference Venue (Ground floor/+1)
✅ Outdoor installations & gathering spaces
❌ Terrace lunch & rooftop views (4th Floor)
✅ Model Exhibitions (2nd & 3rd Floor)
✅ Historic Tirana Clock Tower access






















