Tirana's Rock(Skanderbeg Building) seen from behind the Opera House.‹›
Tirana's Rock

MVRDV

Exterior · Tirana, Albania

Photo: BBB2021 · 2025-09-15 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 3456×4608

Tirana's Rock(Skanderbeg Building) seen from behind the Opera House.

Metal cladding
More of Tirana's RockMore by MVRDVAlbaniaOfficeConcreteGlassMarbleMetal claddingSteel

Same project

ExteriorExteriorExteriorConstructionExteriorExteriorExteriorExteriorExteriorExteriorExteriorExterior

Looks like this

Visual neighbours across the archive
Tirana's Rock · MVRDVTirana's RockMVRDV
Tirana's Rock · MVRDVTirana's RockMVRDV
Gemini Residence · MVRDVGemini ResidenceMVRDV · 2005
La Liberté · Dominique PerraultLa LibertéDominique Perrault
Absolute World · MAD ArchitectsAbsolute WorldMAD Architects · 2012
Edge East Side Tower · Bjarke Ingels GroupEdge East Side TowerBjarke Ingels Group · 2024
Torre Moeve · Norman FosterTorre MoeveNorman Foster · 2008
Tokyo Midtown · Skidmore, Owings & MerrillTokyo MidtownSkidmore, Owings & Merrill · 2007
Cologne Tower · Jean NouvelCologne TowerJean Nouvel · 2001
Kempkensberg · UNStudioKempkensbergUNStudio
One Park Drive · Herzog & de MeuronOne Park DriveHerzog & de Meuron
Lipstick Building · Philip JohnsonLipstick BuildingPhilip Johnson · 1986
Tampere Deck Arena · Daniel LibeskindTampere Deck ArenaDaniel Libeskind · 2021
Norra Tornen · Rem Koolhaas / OMANorra TornenRem Koolhaas / OMA · 2018
The Concourse · Paul RudolphThe ConcoursePaul Rudolph · 1994
551 West 21st Street · Norman Foster551 West 21st StreetNorman Foster
Tirana's Rock · MVRDVTirana's RockMVRDV
Tirana's Rock · MVRDVTirana's RockMVRDV
Tirana's Rock · MVRDVTirana's RockMVRDV
520 West 28th Street · Zaha Hadid520 West 28th StreetZaha Hadid · 2017
Paradox Vancouver · Arthur EricksonParadox VancouverArthur Erickson · 2016
400 Beethoven · UNStudio400 BeethovenUNStudio · 2016
520 West 28th Street · Zaha Hadid520 West 28th StreetZaha Hadid · 2017
Emperador Castellana Tower · I. M. PeiEmperador Castellana TowerI. M. Pei · 2008
Torre Puig · Rafael MoneoTorre PuigRafael Moneo · 2014
Gemini Residence · MVRDVGemini ResidenceMVRDV · 2005
Aalto-Hochhaus · Alvar AaltoAalto-HochhausAlvar Aalto · 1962
Wangjing SOHO · Zaha HadidWangjing SOHOZaha Hadid · 2014
Karlatornet · Skidmore, Owings & MerrillKarlatornetSkidmore, Owings & Merrill · 2024
Downtown One · MVRDVDowntown OneMVRDV

Related projects

Pyramid of Tirana
Pyramid of Tirana
MVRDV · 1988 · Tirana, Albania
Westfield La Part-Dieu
Westfield La Part-Dieu
MVRDV · 1975 · Lyon, France
Toptani Shopping Center
Toptani Shopping Center
MVRDV · 2008 · Tirana, Albania
130 William
130 William
David Adjaye · 2020 · New York City, United States
Fubon Xinyi A25
Fubon Xinyi A25
Renzo Piano · 2021 · Taipei, Taiwan
Parliament House
Parliament House
Renzo Piano · 2015 · Valletta, Malta
Caja Madrid Obelisk
Caja Madrid Obelisk
Santiago Calatrava · 2009 · Madrid, Spain
Aqua
Aqua
Studio Gang · 2009 · Chicago, United States
Villa VPRO
Villa VPRO
MVRDV · 1997 · Hilversum, Netherlands
Raffles City Chongqing
Raffles City Chongqing
Moshe Safdie · 2012 · Chaotianmen Subdistrict, People's Republic of China