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SUMMARY:The Flamingo Revolution
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DESCRIPTION:What is the role of architecture in the government of Edi Rama?
	\n\nFor more than two months\, Albanians have taken to the streets every d
	ay in\nTirana and other cities in what has come to be known as the Flaming
	o Revolution.\nWhat began as a protest against the construction of a multi
	-billion-dollar\nluxury tourism development\, planned within a protected a
	rea that is home to\nthriving populations of flamingos and other endangere
	d species\, has grown into a\nbroader anti-government movement. Protesters
	 increasingly see the project not as\nan isolated case\, but as emblematic
	 of a model of development pursued by Edi\nRama’s government\, now in its 
	fourth consecutive term in power. Architecture has\nbeen central to this m
	odel. Over the past two decades\, Rama has used\narchitecture and urban de
	velopment not only as instruments of governance\, but\nalso as a means of 
	projecting Albania onto the international stage. Numerous\ninternationally
	 renowned architecture practices\, many of which Dutch\, have been\ninvite
	d to design and build across the country\, turning Albania into an\nincrea
	singly prominent site of architectural experimentation and investment.\nDu
	ring the first week of the protests\, a more than 700 pages book documenti
	ng\nand celebrating this very phenomenon was launched in Tirana. The book 
	has since\nacquired a different significance: for many protesters\, it has
	 become an object\nof evidence\, a record of the development model they ar
	e challenging.\n\nMet in dit programma Wouter Vanstiphout Writer Teacher C
	urator bij Crimson en\nIndependent School for the City [https://www.linked
	in.com/in/woutervanstiphout/]\nLukas Kotkamp Onderzoeksjournalist bij Foll
	ow The Money\n[https://www.ftm.nl/auteur/lukas-kotkamp]\n\nWhat is at stak
	e in Albania’s Flamingo Revolution? What does the prominence of\ninternati
	onal architecture in Albania reveal about the country’s political and\neco
	nomic transformation? How does the Flamingo Revolution eco common struggle
	s\nbeyond Albania and how does this development model inform the practice 
	of\narchitecture nowdays?\n\nWe invite you to join an open conversation br
	inging together architects\,\njournalists\, researchers\, and others to di
	scuss the politics of development\, the\nrole of architecture\, and the de
	eper histories and imaginaries shaping the\nFlamingo Revolution.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-flamingo-revolution
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	ment of Edi Rama? <p>For more than two months, Albanians have taken to the
	 streets every day in Tirana and other cities in what has come to be known
	 as the Flamingo Revolution. What began as a protest against the construct
	ion of a multi-billion-dollar luxury tourism development, planned within a
	 protected area that is home to thriving populations of flamingos and othe
	r endangered species, has grown into a broader anti-government movement. P
	rotesters increasingly see the project not as an isolated case, but as emb
	lematic of a model of development pursued by Edi Rama’s government, now in
	 its fourth consecutive term in power. Architecture has been central to th
	is model. Over the past two decades, Rama has used architecture and urban 
	development not only as instruments of governance, but also as a means of 
	projecting Albania onto the international stage. Numerous internationally 
	renowned architecture practices, many of which Dutch, have been invited to
	 design and build across the country, turning Albania into an increasingly
	 prominent site of architectural experimentation and investment. During th
	e first week of the protests, a more than 700 pages book documenting and c
	elebrating this very phenomenon was launched in Tirana. The book has since
	 acquired a different significance: for many protesters, it has become an 
	object of evidence, a record of the development model they are challenging
	.</p>    Met in dit programma  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wouter
	vanstiphout/" target="_blank">  Wouter Vanstiphout Writer Teacher Curator 
	bij Crimson en Independent School for the City  </a> <a href="https://www.
	ftm.nl/auteur/lukas-kotkamp" target="_blank">  Lukas Kotkamp Onderzoeksjou
	rnalist bij Follow The Money  </a>     <p>What is at stake in Albania’s Fl
	amingo Revolution? What does the prominence of international architecture 
	in Albania reveal about the country’s political and economic transformatio
	n? How does the Flamingo Revolution eco common struggles beyond Albania an
	d how does this development model inform the practice of architecture nowd
	ays?</p> <p>We invite you to join an open conversation bringing together a
	rchitects, journalists, researchers, and others to discuss the politics of
	 development, the role of architecture, and the deeper histories and imagi
	naries shaping the Flamingo Revolution.</p>
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