The Albanians Are Calling (Architects Out)

AUG 03 2026 · 09:58

The Albanians Are Calling (Architects Out) Së shpejti edhe në shqip. Klodiana Millona and Dorina Pllumbi First published by Archined, 13 July 2026. Reproduced here in full, unaltered, with the permission of the authors. It includes Anneke Abhelakh's editorial perspective, published by Archined on 16 July. A situated review of "The Albanian Calls", Anneke Abhelakh's eighty-minute video essay built from Zoom interviews with more than sixty international architects active in Albania since the early 2000s, presented at the Albanian Pavilion, Venice 2025. The authors argue that the film cannot be understood apart from the ongoing mass protests, where the role of internationally renowned architects has become inseparable from debates about the concentration of political power, speculative development and environmental destruction. Klodiana Millona is a spatial and visual practitioner based between Tirana and Rotterdam. She is the co-founder of the design and visual practice millonaliu and of the platform zones of exception. Dorina Pllumbi is a scholar and educator who holds a doctoral degree in architecture from TU Delft. Her critical writing on Albania has appeared in various academic and professional publications. The photographs are from the Flamingo Revolution in Tirana. They were taken by the authors, trivet studio, tautau visuals, Kolektivi Feminist, Bora Biçoku and Arkitektët Shqiptarë. Read the full article at: archined.nl arkitektetshqiptare.com #arkitektëtshqiptarë #arkitektetshqiptare 🇦🇱