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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Clift: The Climbing Wall Remains, the Experience Evolves
3 Questions for András Kokai, Co-Founder & CEO of Clift Q: When developing Clift, did you think of it more
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
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
Meneghello Paolelli Associati on how designers and companies must re-think the formula to promote business through alternative channels
Meneghello Paolelli Associati, Italy Our industry (design) is still very linked to the trade shows as crucial moments to present products
[interview] Andreea Lazarescu, Ceramic Sparrow: Romanian Modernism
Ceramic Sparrow is a Romanian ceramic design and production studio founded in 2010 by Andreea Lazarescu and Tiberiu Dancila. The studio is focused on designing
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
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
