(Un)margin the Shkodër’s gate / An opportunity to regenerate an important landmark3D printing technologies for a biomimetic landscape design / Rapid prototyping for the renovation of Shkoder’s waterfrontA Bike Ride for Local Pomegranate Juice / Opportunities for Sustainable Regional Development in Shkodra, AlbaniaA bottom-up visioning process of "Gjirokastra 2030" BESNIK ALIAJA breathing city / Shkodra and its representative places on the waterA drought & flood resilience strategy for Berat MICHIEL VAN DRIESSCHE, WILLIAM VEERBEEKA new characterization of the Mediterranean landscape / itineraries, lines and natural podiums LORIS ROSSIA new market in the “historic center” of PrishtinaA project for the Albanian coast ANTONELLO STELLAAbandoned Buildings and Memory . The Importance of The Buildings of The Past in The Identity of The CityActions for sustainable development: A strategy for rural growth in Dropull municipality through the promotion of local resources for building and constructionAesthetic quality of the historic urban landscape. Historic city image and Townscape tradition DORINA PAPAAgainst the grain. Two theoretical studies for re- thinking Gjirokastër ALBERTO GRANDOAlbania 2030 / economic development based on turism BESNIK ALIAJAlbanian Riviera / Creative Tourism Transcending Local Expediency ARTA JANUZI-CANAAlbanian Riviera / urban form and landscape, the core elements for a future metanational landscape SAIMIR KRISTOAmphibious Devices / Interventions that adapt to land and water in the protected area of Bask-Rrjoll, ShkodraAn example for the rural area of Gjirokastra. The case of Zagorie territorial and tourism plan POLIS UNIVERSITY WORK GROUPApproach to an adaptive methodology for reading informal structures PIETRO MASSAIArchitectural proposal: Reconstruction of the High School "Asim Zeneli" and the surrounding METROPOLIS STUDIOArchitecture and the City in the interplay of socio-cultural instances: Gjirokastra in a (Post-) Modern Condition DESARA PULABarcelona: A tale of two riversBiophilic design. Prishtina natural landscape restoration according to IUCN categories in Urban protected areasBuilding Resilience in rural areas ALICE PALAZZOBuilding typologies of Prishtina neighborhoods. Visual assessment of structural and architectural configuration towards a more distinct urban imageCo-PLAN / An Urban ChronicleCommunity-based rural development The potential of a shrinking village with agriculture vocationConclusions and Recommendations BESNIK ALIAJ, SOTIR DHAMO, LORIS ROSSI, LUCA EMANUELIConclusions BESNIK ALIAJ, LEDIO ALLKJAConclusions from the planning processCovered Embers - The rebirth of Gjirokastra from its ashes ELEONORA BACCEGACreative cities along water margins / Urban and cultural regeneration of Shkodra, city of waterDefining hindering factors of the informal settlements in the general regulatory plan of Shkodër municipality.Demographic profile of Gjirokastra region GODIVA REMBECIDerviçan: a morpho–typological development analysis as a tool for its conservationDifficulties and innovation in GIS application at Dropull PPV caseDigital innovation in rural area. A vision for smart village in DropullDocklands engine in transition/ Hybrid identity towards new urbanity: the (unpredictable) role of ArtDriverless transition: the value of autonomous mobility for sustainable urban development GIAN ANDREA GIACOBONEDriverless transition: the value of autonomous mobility for sustainable urban development GIAN ANDREA GIACOBONEDropull - liminal cultures / mapping identitiesDynamic Resilience METROPOLISEnvisioning the future of Prishtina An image shaped by the spatial experience DORINA PAPAErosion and industrial pollution of Seman RiverForum A+P Vol.21Fragments as methodology / an overview of OMB's researchFrom intersectorial plans to territorial cohesion policies ARTAN KACANIFrom Ottoman to Modern - Transformation of Prishtina 1945-1990 ILIR GJINOLLIFrom the global city to the city by parts. A reflection on the meaning of the contemporary city starting from the case of Prishtina ANTONELLO STELLAGJAKOVA [RE]PACKED DEA BUZA, RENIS BETALLIGjirokastër fortress hillside. Geotechnical hazards assessment and stabilization measures as key factors for the fortress preservation ENDRI DUROGjirokastra CHwB To restore a world heritageGjirokastra rebirth through distributed retirement houses LUCA LEZZERINIGrowing thickness as a research methodologyHyperNatural landscapes LUCA EMANUELI, GIANNI LOBOSCOImproving Energy Efficiency, reducing air pollution Intervening in Public Service Areas to save energy and reduce gas emissions AGULJELN MARKUImproving health and well-being in the cities XHOANA KRISTOIncreasing ecosystem resilience through landscape interventions: the case of flooding in ShkodraInnovative Urban Design Strategies for a Traditional City. The Case of Gjirokastra. LLAZAR KUMARAKUInquiries on the liminality in between Raw material extraction sites and urbanized centers. Study case The quarry in the outskirts of SofratikeIntroduction from the EditorsIntroduction from the EditorsIslands and Fragile edgesLandscape Ecological Urbanism: Effective Strategy for Resilient Cities. How can landscape design be integrated in urban planning, reshaping urbanity and creating a new scenery? Strategic Proposal for the city of PrishtinaLandscape of historical identity. Exploring Landscapes in the State of Liminality in/and the case of SofratikaLandscape project / Large-scale project ELENA DORATOLearning from 'La Riviera' LAURA PEDATALiminality Articulations in Territorial Development: A Research On Biopolitics And Property Right TheoriesLimita(c)tion – How to use the limit as a concept tool of sustainable development in ShkodraMulti-scale reading of a city’s resilienceMulti-scale reading of a city’s resilience LORIS ROSSI, LAURA PEDATANavigating Dropull through liminal spaces and thresholdsNew drivers of sustainable development in developing countries SILVIA CESARIOILANDSCAPES / Coupling ecological and social dimensions with oil infrastructures in Adriatic-Ionian regionOlive tree as a way of life in the Albanian Riviera ERIDA CURRAJOMB / the Observatory of Mediterrenaean Basin The new unit of Applied Research Department - POLIS University LORIS ROSSIOMB no.1 DuranaOMB no.2 Albanian RivieraOMB no.3 When a river flowsOMB no.4 Projecting ShkodraOMB no.5 Prishtina New European CapitalOMB no.6 Rurban SequencesOverlapping Layers: a representation and learning landscape code for DropullPlacemaking Gjirokastra DORIANA MUSAJPlanning for uncertainties / Learning from adaptive complex systemsPlanning the new ShkodraPrefacePrefacePreface BESNIK ALIAJPrishtina – A New European CapitalPrishtina Cultural Patches Re-evaluation of Ulpiana’s “late modernist” heritage through interrelated cultural interventionsPrishtina New European Capital Images of a city to be discovered LORIS ROSSI, LLAZAR KUMARAKUProjecting Shkodra / descriptionProtection and Restoration of Biodiversity of Semani basinPunctuating Gjirokastra’s Modernism SKENDER LUARASIRe-active Riviera /competition description METROPOLIS STUDIORe-use and Revitalization of Military Bunkers in the Albanian Riviera EGLA LUCARenew-Moving Prishtina, The Kosovar Capital as a multimodal transport hub returning obsolete facilities to peopleResearch by design / exploring resilience AKPTRestoration and protection of ecosystem in the Seman delta MARIA TERESA CAMERADARETHINKING GJIROKASTRA. Can architecture and city planning stimulate hope and growth for shrinking cities? BESNIK ALIAJ, LORIS ROSSI, LLAZAR KUMARAKURithinking the “UNESCO City” Gjirokastra, Albania: Can architects and city planning stimulate hope and growth for shrinking cities? BESNIK ALIAJ, SOTIR DHAMORIVIERA PANORAMIC CORRIDOR a Gateway towards the South Albania Landscape MARIO ASSISIRivieras LUCA EMANUELIRurality, landscaping, toursim and sustainbale develeopmentRURBAN SEQUENCES Inquiries on Dropull’s states of LiminalityRurban Sequences. Inquiries on Dropull’s states of LiminalitySeasonal isles FELIXX , POLIS UNIVERSITYSeeking Production Footprints on Behalf of Innovation, City of Gjirokastra ERIDA CURRAJShifting from liminality to destination. The case of VriseraSlow road to Butrinti / Time-based reflections for an emerging touristic territory GIANNI LOBOSCO THORSTEN LANGSlow Valley / A modest proposition to cultivate an Agrarian LandscapeSmart accessibility patterns and shrinking cities: The added value of urban design. MARCO NEGRIStrategies connecting a city. Case study of Singapore, a model for PrishtinaStrategies for urban regeneration through the intervention on the existing buildings / A proposal for the city of ShkodraStructural Assessment and Seismic Performance of Traditional Stone houses in Dropulli regionSummary of the general Local Plan of Dropull MunicipalitySurvey and architectural recovery activities of semi abandoned villages LUCA ROSSATOSurvival and Sustainability, Local Finance Concerns in Prishtina, the new capital of EuropeSustainable Tourism as enhancer for Branding Gjirokastra SONIA JOJICSustainable tourism development in Liminal SpacesTaking measures regarding the invisible dimension of the landscape JOANA DHIAMANDIThe adaptable city 2 EUROPAN FEDERATIONThe city of design and culture IVONNE ORTIZ SANCHEZThe coast as an intelligent device: from conceptual to physical interventionsThe contribution of cultural routes regarding the sector of sustainable tourism in Albanian Riviera SONIA JOIJCThe creative process of statistical gathering and analysing in DropullThe Gjirokastra Experience. The Art Loop. An urban path to foster the connection between a territory and its cultural identity. NICOLA TASSELLIThe Image of the architecture in the City DOMENICO PASTORE, FRANCESCA SISCIThe Mediterranean City-WorldThe process, difficulties and the innovative VSM findings of DropullThe reconversion of the Litoranea Venetian Waterway: an opportunity to rethink the eastern Venetian coastal systemThe restoration of water quality in the Seman basinThe ripple effect. An Official State Residence, Retreat, and Protocol Center for the Sovereign Republic of KosovaThe Road to change, transformation through infrastructure. The development of Prishtina city through infrastructureThe role of environmental Strategic evaluation, as instruments for promoting sustainable planning and development in Albania / The cases of Shkodra MunicipalitiesThe Seman basin and the pollution: biological solutions ALBERTA VANDINIThe shape of water DONG SUB BERTINThe Time Agent. A hypothesis of a possible development of the city of Gjirokastra through a vital connection between buildings, public space and works of art. STEFANO ROMANOThe Watershed and its Integrated Management and PlanningTirana Architecture Week 2012- Conference Proceedings: [Re]appropriation of the CityTirana Architecture Week 2018 - Conference Proceedings: [CO]HABITATION TACTICS Imagining future spaces in architecture, city and landscapeTo code or not to code? Investigating the urban-rural transect and other Smart Code instruments in the territorial development context of Albania / Case Study: city of ShkodraToolkit design methodology / Architectural project by use of classification and taxonomiesTourism for LandscapeTowards a greener Prishtina Green Infrastructure (GI) as a tool for generating Strategic Environmental GuidelinesTranshumances ROBERTO PASINITransport Network Impact in Shrinking Cities. The case of Gjirokastra city and rural region BESJANA QAJAUlpiana: A historical potential for the new Prishtina LLAZAR KUMARAKUUrban and Territorial Planning paradigms in transition. Academia 100+ Villages and Dropulli caseUrban Exceptions. The interruption of consolidated urban logics as an opportunity to regenerate public space in PrishtinaUser centered methodologies in design for social improvement: The case study of PrishtinaUsing innovation as a tool for inverting emigration trends in Dropull. How digital manufacturing could leap the technological gap and strengthen the connection between the community and its territoryWhen a river flows into the sea / workshop report OMB