Albania recruited top starchitects to transform its image. A new book is raising questions about that process

From 'The Albanian Files': OMA's Mangalem 21 housing project in Tirana

(Image credit: Image courtesy of OMA © Kontakt)

Anna Solomon is Wallpaper’s digital staff writer, working across all of Wallpaper.com’s core pillars. She has a special interest in interiors and curates the weekly spotlight series, The Inside Story. Before joining the team at the start of 2025, she was senior editor at Luxury London Magazine and Luxurylondon.co.uk, where she covered all things lifestyle.