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Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 13(5), pp. 4053 - 4065
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2025.130542
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The Twenty-First Century Urban Form: The Role of Contemporary Housing in Shaping Urban Slates and Tirana's Formal Identity
Llazar Kumaraku 1, Malvina Istrefaj (Koli莽i) 2,*, Mira Idrizi 1
1 Department of Planning and Environment, Faculty of Planning, Environment and Urban Management, Polis University, Albania
2 Department of Scientific Research and Innovation, Faculty of Research and Development, Polis University, Albania
ABSTRACT
This article examines the morphological structure of the contemporary city and the formation processes of settlements. It appears quite difficult to provide a formal definition for the city of the third millennium because the shape of the city has been in constant transition for years. Due to the alterations of its scale, the idea of the city itself is in crisis. By identifying the interaction of how the settlement's form is related to housing, the following article seeks to shed light on the current situation of the city's form. This investigation is based on exploring the formal link between housing and how it influences the definition of the morphology of the settlements which serves as the basis for this study. This research is methodologically carried through a formal analysis of Tirana, utilizing the city as a case study. The form of new residential slates is examined in light of this scenario, in relation to the entire organism of the city. The urban 鈥榯riangle' formed by "Kavaja" Street, "Durr毛s" Street, and the New Outer Ring of Tirana comprises the study's focus area. In-depth research on the formal relationship between the residential slates and the shape of the particular selected area for this urban setting of Tirana is carried out. The article analyzes the morphology of Tirana's urban slates and their spatial integration within the city's overall layout, offering insights into their role in urban development. A new image of the general urban form of Tirana, as well as that of the settlements with a morphological history similar to Tirana 鈥� mostly Eastern European cities that have experienced a dictatorial era and are currently going through a phase of rapid urban development 鈥� results from this relationship. The findings of this local case study confirm the overall city's structure, and point to potential formal scenario of the future city.
KEYWORDS
City, Form, Morphology, Postmodern, Urban Slates
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Llazar Kumaraku , Malvina Istrefaj (Koli莽i) , Mira Idrizi , "The Twenty-First Century Urban Form: The Role of Contemporary Housing in Shaping Urban Slates and Tirana's Formal Identity," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 4053 - 4065, 2025. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2025.130542.
(b). APA Format:
Llazar Kumaraku , Malvina Istrefaj (Koli莽i) , Mira Idrizi (2025). The Twenty-First Century Urban Form: The Role of Contemporary Housing in Shaping Urban Slates and Tirana's Formal Identity. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 13(5), 4053 - 4065. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2025.130542.