Deconstruction: A New Way of Design in Informal Areas Case Study Riverside Area

Abstract

The paper presents a description of Deconstruction and what is its importance for the informal settlements. This research is inspired by the problems that came out from a specific area which is Tirana Riverside, located in the North part of the capital city of Albania. This is an informal area and is very problematic in its context. In the introduction are treated all the problems that come out of the field study.Very generally are given the meanings of some important keywords. In the next part is considered what is the meaning of deconstruction and the reason why this new concept of design can be implemented in the Riverside area. It is necessary to explain, how can be developed the deconstruction in Albania, why deconstruct, when and where to deconstruct, what and how to deconstruct. Deconstruction is considered as part of a new design for the informal areas in Albania. A further analysis is done for the theory of layers in the informal buildings, because of the importance for the evaluation of the intervention with the building deconstruction. In the conclusions are given some objectives and recommendations for the use of deconstruction for the improvement of the informal areas.