In Albania, minarets and bell towers face each other without challenge, church bells and muezzin calls intertwine in the air. Faiths coexist without the need to be declared. It is a daily coexistence, made of silent proximities, of gestures repeated over centuries, adapting without losing form.
This project builds an atlas of lived spirituality, where religious symbols do not impose themselves but intertwine, across architectural spaces, family traditions, and evolving landscapes exploring the nuances of peaceful coexistence among different faiths, where mosques, Orthodox, and Catholic churches share the same urban horizon.
Albania thus becomes the setting for a greater possibility: coexistence not based on tolerance, but on an ancient habit of mutual presence, a crossroads of harmony, where differences do not divide, but enrich the social fabric.
“...And Happy New Year” is a phrase repeated every year, and each time it feels new. It evokes the idea of beginning, of time renewed, and of a shared wish, regardless of faith.
