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Winning competition entry to design Faith Park – a new 200,000-m² public park on the hillsides outside of Tirana, Albania.
Laid out as a genealogical tree of faith, the park branches from a shared origin in the valley into three routes, guiding visitors through gardens, olive groves, and forested slopes toward nine pavilions – each dedicated to a different spiritual tradition. Framed by gardens inspired by geographic and spiritual origins, the pavilions are constructed in materials including Jerusalem limestone for Judaism; colored Italian marble for Christianity; white sandstone mosaic for Islam; and granite, onyx, marble, and river-polished stone for the Dharmic and East Asian traditions. The Museum of Remembrance is formed from nine rammed-earth volumes arrayed around a central garden, celebrating diversity and unity at the entrance of the Park.
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