Mission Statement

SymbioticA is an innovative design and consultancy office specialized on creating sustainable urban development processes and providing integrated designs for complex architectural, urban space and land management projects of all scales — from high rise buildings to large scale public space and regional planning. We are co-operation agents for a smart and effective city and architecture production and operate as the creative link between all involved stakeholders. We work in close collaboration with our public and private sector clients and are experts in managing, identifying, designing and coordinating PROTOTYPES of strategic urban development tools, planning processes, priority action plans and implementation projects.

SymbioticA was founded in 2009 and currently operates offices in DUsseldorf, Germany and Tirana, Albania and employs a highly qualified and motivated team of currently eight fixed staff. Our office has broad local and international experience in project preparation, project management, design and planning of urban, architectural and regional projects throughout all design and supervision of works phases. Sustainable planning, innovative environmental ideas, smart energy concepts and improving the local economy are at the core of our work.


SymbioticA is specialized on providing:

  • Consultancy and design services for the development and implementation of projects in the sectors of architecture, landscape planning and urban and regional planning;
  • Policy advisory on sustainable urbanization processes and development strategies, integrated urban planning and international urban development;
  • Project and urban management of architectural and urban pilot projects and infrastructure measures;
  • International c00peration and applied research on the subjects of urban transformation and migration, strengthening of the local economy, resource efficient planning and use of energy, green economy and protection of the environment;
  • Technical assistance and institutional capacity building for public administration entities in emerging economies and development countries on sustainable and integrated communal and urban development.