Përparim Rama

Përparim Rama was born in Prishtina in 1976. At the age of sixteen, Rama moved to Great Britain and was granted asylum due to the aggravated political situation in his homeland. He completed his undergraduate studies in architecture at London South Bank University and pursued a Master DipArch degree at the University of East London. He worked as a consultant at London Southampton Airport. He was a mentor in the School of Architecture at the University of Nottingham and has supervised Doctorate Candidates in Generative Architecture and SMART building design at the SmartLab Media Institute. In 2012, at Venice Biennale of Architecture, Rama represented Kosovo for the first time with the 'Filigree Maker' Pavilion. Rama was a consultant to the National Research Fund of the State of Qatar on urban and architectural projects. He is the leader of the master plan project team for developing a sustainable village in Dhërmi, southeast coast of Albania. Rama was an advisor for the development of spatial planning tools and architecture in the municipalities of Newham Council and Tower Hamlets in London. He has led the drafting of the regulatory plan for Prishtina. He is a periodic advisor/critic at the University of East London and Architectural Association of the UK. He was involved in the spatial planning of the 2012 London Olympics, the vision of Doha and major projects in New York, Dublin, Basel, Prague and Damascus. Rama was elected Mayor of Prishtina in the 2021 mayoral elections and is currently serving as Mayor.