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BIG SEE Festival is a curated meeting point for architects, designers and companies, connecting awards, conference and curated presentations of products and materials in one platform. It offers useful insight, real visibility and relevant connections for those shaping the built environment. Under the theme “Too much? What is just enough?” the 2025 edition explores how to navigate excess and focus on what truly matters in architecture, design and everyday space..

Awards

The central gateway to the BIG SEE platform: a professionally curated award system that highlights projects with real architectural and cultural value.
  • Every project receives a curatorial review — thoughtful, informed and content-based.
  • Selected work is presented internationally to architects, designers and companies.
  • Recognition is based on quality, clarity and relevance, not budget, scale or status.
Awards are where your work becomes visible – and part of a larger creative context.

Conference

The festival’s thinking core: a curated programme shaped by four independent curators exploring the most urgent questions of contemporary architecture and design practice.
Orientation in a complex world.
  • Clear, relevant perspectives
  • Insights across materials, technology, responsibility and the future of building.
  • A space where professionals understand what to keep, what to change and what to let go.
Conference is where meaning is shaped and shared – collectively, openly and critically.

Tradeshow

The festival’s practical layer: a curated selection of materials, products and technologies essential to contemporary architectural and interior work.
The right solutions, without noise.
  • A focused showcase — only what architects actually need.
  • No unnecessary stands, no commercial overload.
  • Direct visibility to practicing architects and decision-makers.
Tradeshow is where ideas meet solutions — cleanly, meaningfully and without distraction.

Strict invitation only policy!

You can attend the BIG Architecture event free of charge by registering online, using the code mentioned on your invitation.
This invitation represents the value of 100 EUR.
If you need a code, send us an e-mail mentioning your professional activity: bigarchitecture@bigsee.eu.

Venue

Grando
Obala 10, Portorož, Slovenia

BIG Architecture will take place in the historically impressive building of the former Grando salt warehouse, which dates back to the first half of the 19th century. Originally significant for salt farmers as a storage space for harvested salt, today it serves as a venue for various local and international events, including concerts, congresses, promotional activities, and exhibitions. The building’s simple yet massive architecture features 2.5-meter-thick walls and 28-meter-long beams, with the longest wooden beams in Slovenia made from single pieces of wood.

Plan your stay

Book your stay with our hotel partner, Sava Hotels:

Hotel Bernardin *****
Hotel Histrion ****
Hotel Vile Park Premium ***

Catering

Free lunch, fruit and drink are provided.

Itinerary and car parking

Grando is located in the heart of Portorož, easily accessible by various means of transportation, which can be checked here. It’s a 5-minute walk from the main city center. There are parking spaces nearby, including charging stations for electric vehicles.

Parking places: 

Garage house Amfora (Fornače) – 20% off
→ Ask for your discount ticket at the festival reception
Street parking & nearest parking areas – Obala