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Eduardo Souto de Moura and OODA design gridded Tirana skyscraper as "urban gateway"

Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura has teamed up with Porto-based studio OODA to design a mixed-use concrete ...
Forbes

Building Tirana: The Bold Architectural Vision Reshaping Albania’s Capital

A swathe of international architects, personally selected by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, is radically re-imagining Tirana as a bold, forward-thinking, culturally significant Balkan capital.
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OODA . Souto de Moura

The Oricon Tower in Tirana is the result of a collaboration between Eduardo Souto de Moura and OODA, uniting two generations ...
The New York Times

Albania Is Planning a New Muslim State Inside Its Capital

Prime Minister Edi Rama says he wants to give members of the Bektashi, a Shiite Sufi order, their own Vatican-style enclave as a way of promoting religious tolerance. The compound in Tirana, the ...