TIRANA, May 8/ATA/-Tirana’s “Scanderbeg” square won the second place of the EU architectural prize.
There were 393 projects competing for the prize.
A professional European jury extended the highest evaluation to the “Scanderbeg” square highlighting its transformation; focus on the pedestrians, sustainability and green areas.
It was a rather strong competition and in the final phase the “Scanderbeg” square won by a narrow result 4-3 versus the winning project of the famous French studio “Lacaton- Vasal”, which had forwarded a project of apartment blocks and service premises in Bordeaux, France.
Deputy Mayor Arbjan Mazniku received the prize on behalf of Tirana Municipality during the event organized on this occasion where there is evaluated the perfect and innovation in the field of architecture./j.p/p.s./
