What is the role of architecture in the Albanian government of Edi Rama?

For more than two months, Albanians have taken to the streets every day in Tirana and other cities in what has come to be known as the Flamingo Revolution. What began as a protest against the construction of a multi-billion-dollar luxury tourism development, planned within a protected area that is home to thriving populations of flamingos and other endangered species, has grown into a broader anti-government movement. Protesters increasingly see the project not as an isolated case, but as emblematic of a model of development pursued by Edi Rama’s government, now in its fourth consecutive term in power. Architecture has been central to this model.