BIG SEE FESTIVAL 2026
Portorož , May 21–22
Where architectural and design thinking deepens, trust is built, and work gains real relevance – at the edge.
BIG SEE
A platform shaped by the world’s edges – where creativity grows from complexity, limitation and imagination.
At the edge of our time and thinking, BIG SEE positions architecture and design as forces of transformation.
Make Sense.
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THEME
Every year, BIG SEE opens one guiding question across the entire platform. For 2026, the question is:
Too much? What is just enough?
A lens for understanding how we design, build and make decisions – and for questioning what is truly necessary.
A question that directly shapes how architects design, specify, build and take responsibility today.
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Conference
A space for reflection and debate on measure, relevance and meaning in architecture and design.
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Awards
Recognition of outstanding architecture and design, offering strong international visibility to selected work.
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Tradeshow
A curated showcase of architectural innovation – materials, products and technologies architects need to specify and trust.
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PPD Architetti on Ricupaglia – A Dialogue Between Past and Future in Tuscan Architecture
3 Questions for Valeria Presicci & Carlo Pantanella D'Ettorre Ricupaglia breaks with static interpretations of rural homes by respecting
Glass Reinvented: Yiannis Ghikas on Soda Tables for Miniforms
3 Questions for Yiannis Ghikas Q: Working with Murano glassblowing must be special for a designer. How do you navigate
Piarist High School in Mosonmagyaróvár: Transforming a Historic Building into a Flexible Learning Landscape
3 Questions for CAN Architects A piece of history has been saved here. Q: What was
Designing the Process: A Conversation Between Melike Altınışık & Jurij Ličen
This BIG SEE Talk took place in Portorož during the BIG Architecture 2025 event in May, bringing together two architects with a shared
Nenad Fabijanić on the impact Covid-19 had on their work
Nenad Fabijanić, Arhitektonski studio Fabijanić, Croatia There has been a period of working from home while quarantine was on and all our
Giuseppe Gurrieri on the disappearance of policies to protect the natural and historicized territory
Giuseppe Gurrieri; Giuseppe Gurrieri Studio, Italy In recent decades, in Italy, in order to meet the growing demand for housing, policies
Too Much Monumentality, Just Enough Human Scale
Too much? What is just enough? Scale. Because I am the human I was hundreds of years ago, when there was nothing
Finding “Just Enough” in Ourselves
Too much? What is just enough? When nothing ever feels like enough and we criticize the world for being too much, the
Just enough is a house made to fall
Too much? What is just enough? Just enough is a house made to fall. With the Guarani Mbya of the Jaraguá Indigenous
Klupa Bench Boasting fine craftsmanship and intricate attention to detail, Klupa is bound to enhance
Grandoed GranDeod is the evolution of the iconic Deod collection, already a staple in living
GASGAS MOTO The GASGAS MOTO is a spicy new addition to the E-Bike market. Developed by
