In a recent conversation with journalist Loreta Koleci at Zëri in Albania, UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani discussed the growing housing pressures reshaping Tirana. She highlighted the sharp rise in rents, the rapid expansion of short-term rentals through platforms such as Airbnb, and the city’s increasingly vertical skyline dominated by new high-rise towers. Together, these trends are altering both access to housing and the social fabric of the urban core. Dorina noted that older apartment blocks built during the communist period—though visually unremarkable—offer important practical advantages: good ventilation, human-scale architecture, and relative affordability. By contrast, the recent wave of “starchitecture” tends to prioritise market value and prestige. She emphasised that Tirana is a fun and vibrant but if it is to sustain its social diversity and liveability, proactive policy action is needed now. Link: https://zeri.ai/video-qirate-airbnb-t-dhe-kullat-perspektiva-e-urbanistes-dorina-pojani-mbi-sfidat-e-strehimit-ne-tirane-i235679