{"id":31918,"date":"2026-04-24T12:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universitetipolis.edu.al\/tirana-planning-week-2026-one-city-many-readings-interpreting-tirana-through-urban-planning\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:07:16","slug":"tirana-planning-week-2026-one-city-many-readings-interpreting-tirana-through-urban-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universitetipolis.edu.al\/en\/tirana-planning-week-2026-one-city-many-readings-interpreting-tirana-through-urban-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Tirana Planning Week 2026 \u2013 \u201cOne City, Many Readings: Interpreting Tirana through Urban Planning\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"403\">POLIS University is pleased to announce the organization of <em data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"292\">Tirana Planning Week 2026<\/em>, an intensive week of academic and professional activities taking place from <strong data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"402\">April 20\u201330, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"632\">This event is dedicated to exploring and interpreting the city of Tirana through diverse urban planning perspectives, bringing together academics, students, international experts, and partner institutions in a dynamic program of activities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"652\">The program includes:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"1234\">\n<li data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"724\"><strong data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"676\">Opening ceremony<\/strong> and keynote presentations by field experts<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"837\"><strong data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"749\">Thematic workshops<\/strong> involving students from all study cycles, led by local and international faculty<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"934\"><strong data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"862\">Open lectures<\/strong> and discussions on urban development, environment, and smart cities<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"996\"><strong data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"962\">Exhibition of workshop outputs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1078\"><strong data-start=\"999\" data-end=\"1023\">Field-based activities<\/strong>, including study visits and practical experiences<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1234\"><strong data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1111\">International collaborations<\/strong>, featuring partner universities such as Universit\u00e9 Lumi\u00e8re Lyon 2, Weimar University, and OsloMet University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1284\">The main themes of this edition include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1557\">\n<li data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1325\">Public space and urban analysis<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1363\">Urban morphology and suburban studies<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1406\">Urban environment and energy management<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1454\">Sustainable cities and \u201cNet Zero Cities\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1455\" data-end=\"1507\">Mobility and the future of transportation in Tirana<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1557\">Design of new neighborhoods and urban development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1766\">Activities will take place at POLIS University premises, across the city of Tirana, as well as at locations such as Tek Bunkeri Center and the Grand Park of Tirana, culminating in outdoor activities in Valbona.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1966\"><em data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1795\">Tirana Planning Week 2026<\/em> aims to create a collaborative platform for knowledge exchange, strengthening the connection between education, research, and professional practice in urban planning.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"2105\">Students, academic staff, and all interested participants are warmly invited to join this engaging and enriching week of activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POLIS University is pleased to announce the organization of Tirana Planning Week 2026, an intensive week of academic and professional activities taking place from April 20\u201330, 2026. This event is dedicated to exploring and interpreting the city of Tirana through diverse urban planning perspectives, bringing together academics, students, international experts, and partner institutions in a dynamic program of activities. The program includes: Opening ceremony and keynote presentations by field experts Thematic workshops involving students from all study cycles, led by local and international faculty Open lectures and discussions on urban development, environment, and smart cities Exhibition of workshop outputs Field-based activities, including study visits and practical experiences International collaborations, featuring partner universities such as Universit\u00e9 Lumi\u00e8re Lyon 2, Weimar University, and OsloMet University The main themes of this edition include: Public space and urban analysis Urban morphology and suburban studies Urban environment and energy management Sustainable cities and \u201cNet Zero Cities\u201d Mobility and the future of transportation in Tirana Design of new neighborhoods and urban development Activities will take place at POLIS University premises, across the city of Tirana, as well as at locations such as Tek Bunkeri Center and the Grand Park of Tirana, culminating in outdoor activities in Valbona. Tirana Planning Week 2026 aims to create a collaborative platform for knowledge exchange, strengthening the connection between education, research, and professional practice in urban planning. Students, academic staff, and all interested participants are warmly invited to join this engaging and enriching week of activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1217,"featured_media":31915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[418,429],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fpmmu","category-tpw"],"views":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universitetipolis.edu.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/universitetipolis.edu.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/universitetipolis.edu.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universitetipolis.edu.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universitetipolis.edu.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/universitetipolis.edu.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universitetipolis.edu.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universitetipolis.edu.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universitetipolis.edu.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universitetipolis.edu.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}