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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How Studio Mapa Balances Playfulness and Structure in Paveki Kindergarten’s Design
3 Questions for Studio Mapa Q: What was your main goal in creating a space that supports both play
Urban Soul Project on Redefining Santorini Hospitality with Neema Maison Finikia’s Fashion-Forward Architecture
3 Questions for Urban Soul Project Team Q: How does your design integrate architecture, fashion, and nature to create a
From Neglect to Civic Symbol: How Výstaviště Praha’s Křižík Pavilions Were Transformed for Contemporary Prague
3 Questions for the Výstaviště Praha Team By preserving the original structure and transforming it for new uses, the
Ion Popusoi and Bogdan Preda on the distorted urbanization and traffic problems in Romania
Ion Popusoi and Bogdan Preda, Romania The distorted urbanization and traffic problems that Bucharest is facing are so deep, that sincerely,
We can’t predict the future. Our solution is to create it.
Jens Martin Skibsted (1970) is the founder and executive of several international award-winning design businesses, and also design magazine Ogojiii about innovation in Africa.
Zamboni Associati: Covid-19 “brings to the brink” ambiguous or unresolved situations
Zamboni Associati Architetti, Italy Covid-19 emergency apparently leads in the diametrically opposite direction to how our cities, our communities, our activities
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
Setae Jacket for Stratasys’ Chro-Morpho Collection Inspiration: The design explores digital setae pattern and multi-colour
Pebble Rubble Pebble Rubble by the Swedish design duo Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren of
Curve modular collection Curve is a new modular furniture collection for public spaces, designed by
