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Before we change Prishtina again, we should understand what we have
We all have an opinion about Prishtina’s buildings. The Library, Grand Hotel, Rilindja, the Palace of Youth. We recognise them immediately, argue about their appearance and use them as reference…
A maintenance plan belongs in the architecture drawing
The day a building opens is an easy day to photograph. The harder question is what it will look like after several winters, a broken fitting and a change of…
Architecture education should leave the studio more often
The studio gives an architecture student room to test an idea. It also makes it possible to keep testing the same idea without meeting anyone who would have to live…
The ground floor is where a building meets Kosovo’s cities
A building meets the street before it meets the skyline. Its entrance, windows and ground-floor uses decide whether the pavement feels welcoming or whether people simply hurry past. I would…
What an architecture competition in Kosovo should leave behind
A competition usually ends with one image circulating everywhere. The winning proposal gets a name, a rendering and a short announcement. The rest of the discussion disappears surprisingly quickly. I…
Before we replace a building in Kosovo, we should learn how to read it
An old building is often discussed as if its future comes down to two choices: preserve everything or clear the site. Neither is a serious starting point for design. I…
Prishtina needs places to stay, not just places to pass through
A public space can look complete in a photograph and still give you no reason to stay. The paving is finished. The lighting works. There is a bench, perhaps, but…