Having a prestigious “star”chitect name connected to a project does not justify bulldozing

JUN 26 2026 · 13:00

Having a prestigious “star”chitect name connected to a project does not justify bulldozing protected nature. The letter is dated 3 March 2025 and printed on page 550 of “The Albanian Files.” It was published in full by Albanian media and an opposition MP. Read in full, the letter may well be satire, a provocation aimed at the architecture profession itself. I am letting you read it and decide. The point is not one letter and the opposition using it. It is the pattern: protected nature handed to luxury developers, wrapped in famous architecture so it reads as culture instead of capture. Reporting: Citizens.al, by Erisa Kryeziu and Vjolanda Peca. Sources line: Citizens.al and other Albanian outlets on the letter; OMA / Dezeen for de Graaf and OMA background. #handsoffvjosanarta #zvernec #albania #protectvjosanarta #albanianature