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faith park: A Landscape of Shared Origins<\/p>\n

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Bjarke Ingels Group<\/strong><\/a> has been selected to design Faith Park, a 200,000-square-meter public park planned for the hillsides outside Tirana, Albania<\/strong><\/a>. Conceived as a landscape of coexistence, the masterplan<\/strong><\/a> brings together architecture, landscape, and spirituality in a single continuous terrain that connects the valley floor to the mountain\u2019s crest.<\/p>\n

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The design unfolds as a \u2018genealogical tree of faith,\u2019 with pathways that diverge from a shared point in the valley and ascend through gardens, olive groves, and forested slopes. Along these routes, nine pavilions appear within the terrain, each devoted to a distinct spiritual tradition. Their placement and form follow the natural contours of the hillside and create a spatial rhythm that alternates between enclosure and openness, or reflection and movement.<\/p>\n

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At the entrance to the park, the Museum of Remembrance gathers nine rammed-earth volumes around a central garden. The material\u2019s earthen texture sets the tone for the experience centered on the physical presence of the land itself.<\/p>\n

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Bjarke Ingels Group to design Faith Park on the hillsides outside Tirana | visualizations \u00a9 Beauty and the Bit<\/a><\/p>\n

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bjarke ingels group\u2019s symbolic Material palette<\/p>\n

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Each pavilion of Tirana\u2019s Faith Park is designed by the architects<\/strong><\/a> at Bjarke Ingels Group to be constructed in a material that draws on the geographic and cultural lineage of the tradition it represents: Jerusalem limestone for Judaism, colored Italian marble for Christianity, white sandstone mosaic for Islam, and an array of granite, onyx, marble, and river-polished stone for the Dharmic and East Asian traditions.<\/p>\n

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As visitors progress through the park, the sequence of materials becomes a tactile archive, with each surface holding its own weight and color.<\/p>\n

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The architecture does not interrupt the landscape. Instead, it appears to grow out of it, merging built form and terrain into a single field. Gardens and paths are arranged to follow natural gradients, while native vegetation like olive, cypress, and pine emphasizes the site as part of a Mediterranean context.<\/p>\n

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nine pavilions dedicated to different spiritual traditions emerge along the sloping terrain<\/p>\n

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design for a growing tirana<\/p>\n

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Bjarke Ingels Group\u2019s Faith Park joins a series of ambitious public projects in Tirana, and throughout Albania beyond. Over the past decade, the country has undergone a gradual transformation led by international and local architects alike, from Archi-Tectonics\u2019 Festival City<\/strong><\/a>, Oppenheim Architecture\u2019s colorful Vlore Beach Urban Development<\/strong><\/a>, Studio Libeskind\u2019s Magnet Residence<\/strong><\/a>, and Bofill Taller de Arquitectura\u2019s Red Sol Resort<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Extending this approach into the highlands, the project embraces the landscape as a civic realm rather than a boundary. BIG, together with a team comprising SON Architects<\/a><\/strong> and Edoardo Tresoldi<\/strong><\/a>, designs the park to welcome visitors of all backgrounds, bringing spaces for walking and gathering.<\/p>\n

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Bjarke Ingels describes the project as \u2018a livable, inhabitable evolutionary tree of faith mapped onto the natural topography of a mountain, connecting the valley to the summit, the earth to the heavens, and rooted in respect for nature.\u2019 The statement reflects a design philosophy that views ecological awareness as an essential form of reverence.<\/p>\n

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each pavilion is built from materials that reflect its faith and geographic origin<\/p>\n

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the Museum of Remembrance marks the entrance with nine rammed-earth volumes surrounding a garden<\/p>\n

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paths and vegetation follow the natural contours of the Albanian hillside<\/p>\n

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the 200,000 square meter landscape connects the valley to the mountain crest<\/p>\n

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project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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name:\u00a0<\/strong>Faith Park<\/p>\n

architect:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0@big_builds<\/a><\/p>\n

location:\u00a0<\/strong>Tirana, Albania<\/p>\n

visualizations:<\/strong> \u00a9 Beauty and the Bit<\/a> | @thisisbtb<\/a><\/p>\n