H&dM to Revitalize Tirana’s Palace of Congresses

TIRANA, ALBANIA — We are honored to be selected as the winner of the international competition to revitalize the Palace of Congresses in Tirana, Albania. Yesterday, Partner Olga Bolshanina presented the project on behalf of the team, with the jury’s decision announced later in the afternoon.

Our proposal intervenes in the existing building only where necessary. An innovative building for its time, the Palace of Congresses remains an important witness to the history of both Tirana and Albania. Rather than altering its identity, the project seeks to strengthen its relationship with the city and its public realm. A new landscape gradually steps down toward a generous entrance, forming a palace garden that provides a welcoming setting for public gathering and everyday life. Alongside the Palace of Congresses, a multifunctional tower accommodating offices and a hotel completes the project, shaped by vernacular logic and integrated with the Palace and neighborhood beyond.

Congratulations and thanks to our collaborators: Julian Beqiri, Marsela Plyku DEMAJ, Michel Desvigne Paysagistes (MDP), Arup , LDK, Gentian Shkurti, SUEB Industries sh.p.k., The Space Factory Ltd, MBBM, and Klar Sh.P.K / Fabio Beshiri