July 2026
Wood at Work
Visible timber surfaces organise circulation, frame collaboration and temper the technical character of contemporary offices. In workplace interiors, timber is rarely limited to furniture. It can form partitions, storage systems, meeting rooms,
Everything Is Urgent: Diego Tobalina González in Conversation with Selçuk Avcı
BIG SEE Interviews is a series of direct conversations between architects, designers and thinkers—not only about buildings, but about how we live, work and imagine the future. In this edition, architect and curator
Look Out, Look Up
Four structures turn looking into a two-way relationship: they open distant views while becoming points of orientation within the landscape. Observation architecture works in two directions. It raises the body, frames the
The Pull of a Glowing Circle
Round forms make artificial light feel familiar, calm and immediately recognisable. A luminous circle is one of the simplest images we recognise. Its associations arrive almost automatically: the moon at night, the
Coffee at the Centre
Light, material and visible preparation turn these cafés and bakeries into brief departures from the surrounding city. A café is a small interruption in the day. Most visits are short, which makes
Concrete, Cooled by Nature
Concrete rarely works alone. In these ten houses, it earns its effect only in relation to something that isn't concrete: a tree, a patch of shade, timber, or a garden. Concrete is