Architectures of the Invisible Vol. 01

Tirana is not merely a visible city. Its territory unfolds across layers that are both seen and unseen — underground flows, flooded landscapes, remnants, and reconstructions. Within its streets, hills, and buildings pulses an invisible reality that profoundly shapes how it is inhabited, built, and imagined which is what the Architectures of the Invisible: Between Margins and Beyond in Tirana activity will address. The Tirana Architecture Triennial 2026 proposes itself as a collective essay on the architectures of the invisible — on structures, systems, and subjectivities that operate at the margins of visibility and normativity. This edition invites us to rethink architecture not as a solely formal or functional response, but as a speculative and sensitive practice — one that excavates, absorbs, and reflects.

Time frame: April 2026.