Vanessa Norwood

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    Albania and its capital city are being transformed thanks to an ambitious urban redevelopment plan.

    Albania and its capital city are being transformed thanks to an ambitious urban redevelopment plan.

    Albania is on the cusp of change. Led by Prime Minister Edi Rama - a charismatic and controversial leader who painted capital city...
    Building Centre; window shopping

    Building Centre; window shopping

    A series of exhibitions connecting back to the 1930 origins of the Building Centre.
    Homegrown, Tirana

    Homegrown, Tirana

    Homegrown; a collaboration with Stanton Williams, supported by the British Council. Albania.
    The Construction of an Image

    The Construction of an Image

    Edited by Vanessa Norwood Texts by Kersten Geers, Moritz Küng and Geoff Manaugh. Published by Bedford Press Photography has increasingly...
    AA public works

    AA public works

    The AA’s entrance can be intimidating; even the most determined struggle to gain entry to the school's Georgian home via its weighty...
    Culture Quartet competition

    Culture Quartet competition

    Invited by Edi Rama’s Albanian Government to advise on the re-functioning of four historic buildings in Tirana, I am participating in a...
    Ostrava, Czech Republic

    Ostrava, Czech Republic

    The mines Vitkovice in the Czech city of Ostrava are a stunning site on a massive scale, with iron towers, pipes and conduits creating an...
    Venice Takeaway at the RIBA

    Venice Takeaway at the RIBA

    VENICE TAKEAWAY EN ROUTE TO RIBA - Interview in AArchitecture 17 AArchitecture 17 interviewed Vanessa Norwood, head of AA Exhibitions and...
    Venice Takeaway at the British Pavilion

    Venice Takeaway at the British Pavilion

    Venice Takeaway: Ideas to Change British Architecture, was the culmination of an ambitious global research project designed to make an...
    Switzerland: Design for Life, A Foundation

    Switzerland: Design for Life, A Foundation

    Switzerland: Design for Life celebrated Swiss interior and graphic design culture, revealinghow Swiss designers have influenced urban...
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