Green Infrastructure 2014 Group D - Case Study 3
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| Name | Tirana big park and artificial lake | |
| Country | Albania | |
| City | Tirana | |
| Authors | Marklen Nakuci | |
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Rationale: Why is this case interesting?
Please explain in short why this site has green infrastructure potential and what makes it special (150 words approx) The zone chosen for study is Tirana big park and artificial Lake. Tirana is a city that does not have many green spaces. This park is the main park and is very important for it and for the community. During the week especially in weekend many persons visited it.This site has green infrastructure potential because can offer many possibility in different aspects. In the are are not done the necessary interventions and the zone especially in the south of the lake is in bad conditions. I think that with a well organized study and a serious work the south lake area can be converted in a zone with many potential related green infrastructure. There can be developed an environment containing many attributes like multifunctional, sustainable, health, economic etc.
Author's perspective
what is your professional/educational background and your relation to the site? I have studied Architecture at Polytechnic University of Tirana, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU) Albania.I have a Master of Science degree in Architecture. Historically the Big Park at the Artificial Lake has been a focal point for residents of Tirana and the cites nearby. I have lived for 5 years in Tirana during my studies and visiting the park and the lake was very common for students.
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History of the park. The park was built between 1955 and 1956 based on a Bulgarian plan and used to be called the Gogo stable, in a green area. The park starts at the southern end of the Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard, after the University of Tirana main building, south of the main Skanderbeg Square centre. The park was formerly called Park of Saint Procopius (Albanian: Parku i Shën Prokopit), from the Saint Procopius Church of Tirana, that is located there. In the internal parts of the park can be found the memorials of 45 British soldiers fallen during World War II. The park includes the Presidential Palace of Tirana, which stays on the side and close to the Elbasan Street. The palace, whose building was started by Zog of Albania, is now a government residence, and has served as a Royal Palace only once, for the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III during his only visit to Albania in May 1941 as King of Albania. The palace had also served vicegerent Francesco Jacomoni and later the Fascist general Alberto Pariani. The park was home of the Memorial to the mother of King Zog of Albania, Sadijé Toptani. The monument was destroyed by the Communist Regime in the 1950s and can now be enjoyed only in pictures. A wall has been built demarcating the park's boundary. The park is otherwise called the lung of the city because of the diversity of plants. The park also includes Botanical Gardens of Tirana and Tirana Zoo and also a complex of swimming pools.The park has an amphitheatre where various cultural activities occur especially in summer months.Fishing on the lake The artificial lake is a well known fishing and also swimming area. The lake was built from local waters in 1955 on volunteer work to build a 400 m long dam that holds the waters from overflowing onto Tirana.In the park there are 120 species of trees, bushes and flowers. The Botanical Gardens' area is of 14.5 hecatares and the lake's size is of 55 hectares, whereas the area of the park itself is of 230 hectares.
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Green Infrastructure benefits for this site
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Potential for multifunctionality
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