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"Similar to Japan", foreign architects: Albania will bring spring to Europe!

2025-06-06 13:39:07Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Similar to Japan", foreign architects: Albania will bring spring to
Kengo Kuma

For renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, Albania is similar to his birthplace. But in what sense? According to him, the mountainous topography of our country, with valleys and mountains one after the other, creates more or less the same natural structure as in Japan.

"Looking at the topography of Albania, it is a mountainous country and Butrint, if you look at it, is 4 hours away, there are valleys and mountains one after the other and the importance of topography, culture and personality is very connected. If you have valleys and mountains that follow each other there you see diversity. Even the sensitivity itself is connected to the topography. If you see the construction masters live in the valleys, the same thing in Japan. We have almost the same topography. Maybe Albania is this kind of craftsmanship, that I myself wanted to work with this kind of stone processing craftsmanship, and these are very important aspects for the country. Albania can be an example to the world for the future", he said.

In his speech during the "Bread & Heart" Festival in Tirana, Kuma shared his experience 10 years ago, the first time he came to Albania.

"My first vision of Albania is that of the first visit, 10 years ago. When we had the Butrint project, we were there for 3 years and my impression is that Albania is similar to Japan. In terms of size, it is not a big country, but this is because of history, I myself was born in 1954 and at that time I was 9 years old when the Second World War happened and my family came from Nagasaki, having also experienced the atomic bombing. We were witnesses of the growth that Japan had after the war. I felt this kind of sensitivity between Japan and Albania", Kuma confessed.

Meanwhile, for the architects gathered today in the Albanian capital, Albania will become an area with great potential for the continent.

"Albania will bring spring to a Europe that Europe itself is not feeling. We have a dream to focus on creating spaces to feel at home in our cities that are filled with life and well-being. We are living in a shared energy," they expressed during the Festival.


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