BIG tapped to build new, bow-tie shaped National Theater of Albania

2018-03-15T15:09:00-04:00

Bjarke Ingels Group has been tapped to design the New National Theater of Albania, a 3-in-1 cultural venue tailored to the thriving cultural scene of the country's capital of Tirana. The new, 9,300 square meter contemporary building will be located in the heart of downtown, adjacent to the iconic Skanderbeg Square, the National Opera and the National Art Gallery.

Shaped like a giant bow-tie, the cultural space will replace the existing National Theater, designed by the Italian architect Giuglio Bertè and built during the Second World War. It will also add three new indoor performance spaces, a rooftop amphitheater as well as a covered public space underneath the building.

Tirana Theatre Plaza. Image by BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.

Tirana Theatre Roof. Image by BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.

"Tirana is going through an era of unprecedented transformation and innovation" the city's mayor Erion Veliaj said. "BIG’s new theater will become a crown-jewel of this transformation in the heart of the...

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BIG tapped to build new, bow-tie shaped National Theater of Albania