The present state	The competition was launched on September 17, 2021, with the distribution of the documents to the participants, after the jury has finally discussed and approved them in a colloquium.
Promotor of the competition	Albanian-American Development Foundation (AADF) Tirana/ Albania represented through Martin Mata and Aleksander Sarapuli Co-CEOs
	In agreement with Albanian Ministry of Culture Tirana/ Albania represented through Elva Margariti Minister of Culture
Procedure	The competition is organized as invited single stage project competition according the “UIA Competition Guide for Design Competitions in Architecture and Related Fields”. The competition is anonymous. Photograph of the competition area © AADF
Jury	Architectural jurors: • Adelina Greca, Architect and Director General at the National Territorial Planning Agency, Tirana/Albania • Dominique Jakob, Architect, Paris/France • Prof. Rainer Mahlamäki, Architect, Helsinki/Finland (chair) • Prof. Assoc. Dr. Armand Vokshi, Architect and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at Polytechnic University, Tirana/Albania Technical jurors: • Prof. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Museologist and Researcher, New York/USA • Elva Margariti, Minister, Ministry of Culture, Tirana/Albania • Martin Mata and Aleksander Sarapuli, (one vote) AADF, Co-CEOs, Tirana/Albania
Prizes	The promoter will provide the amount of USD 11,000 (net) for prizes with the following distribution. The amount was determined in relation to the size of the project, in respect of the competition requirements and the budget. • 1st prize Commission for the Implementation design (General planning contract) • 2nd prize USD 6,500 • 3rd prize USD 4,500
Participants	The following architectural firms have been invited to participate in the competition and have bindingly confirmed their participation: • Kimmel Eshkolot Architects, Tel Aviv/Israel • merz merz GmbH & Co KG, Berlin/Germany • Studio Terragni Architetti, Como/Italy • Wandel Lorch Götze Wach GmbH, Frankfurt/Germany • Winkler + Ruck Architekten, Klagenfurt/Austria
Dates	Jury colloquium August 25, 2021 Distribution of competition documents September 17, 2021 Online forum September 17 to October 8, 2021 Submission of entries November 25, 2021 Jury meeting December 16, 2021
	In case of contradiction of information provided on this website and the competition brief, the information given in the competition brief shall prevail.