Painted Tirana 2005

The mayor of Tirana in Albania Edi Rama is renowned for his strategy of painting the city. It is rumoured that for a number of years 4% of the city budget was spent on paint. The grey buildings of socialist Tirana are disappearing rapidly in a shock of colour that at times makes the buildings look like a Mondrian and at others like a Paul Klee. Now even the private sector is using interesting paint formations in its new buildings. The net result a novel urban look. As Edi Rama himself noted colour will not solve the problems of the city, but it can give citizens an uplift and so help provide the motivation, energy and will to grapple with difficulties.

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