Nivica - A model for rural development in southern Albania

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Nivica in Albania

masterplan

Nivica - A model for rural development in southern Albaniacomissioned by the National Coastline agency Nivica - a model for rural

development in southern Albania location Nivica, Albania size 55 ha client

National Coastline Agency, Albania services workshop, analysis, masterplan

status in progress partner Martin Sobota team Eni Ajdini, Henry Endemann

In the beginning of May 2018 students and professionals from

Albania and the Netherlands went on a trip to Nivica, exploring

the village and the region, and drafting first ideas. The team

included architects, urban planners, archaeologists, landscape

architects and architectural historians. The workshop results

built the foundation for the further development of a masterplan

for Nivica.

The goal of this masterplan is to develop a model for a

sustainable and prosperous rural economy, with touristic

potential within Albania but also on an international scale. As a

Living Lab, Nivica allows to experiment with alternative forms

of (slow) tourism, small scale investment, renewable energy

and local food and waste chains. The masterplan combines

the preservation of buildings and structures related to the rich

history of the region with a sustainable, diverse expansion of the

touristic potential.

Nivica is meant to be the protoype for Albania’s “100 villages“

plan, which sets out to fundamentally rethink rural development

in the country.

hike through the region

eastern edge of the village

traditional, local building materials

protected viewsvillage zones

workhsop in Nivica