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
TON and Patrick Norguet: Listening to Wood, Shaping a Modern Classic.
3 Questions for Milan Dostalík, CEO of TON Q: With Cissy you collaborated with Patrick Norguet. How do you usually choose external
Neisako and Prostoria: Comfort Begins With the Eye
3 Questions for Neisako Q: The armchair market feels saturated, yet with Omnia you have delivered something genuinely new and
Y100 Atelier on the platform for architectural competitions on state/municipality levels
Y100 Atelier, Slovakia I really miss the platform for architectural competitions on the state and municipality levels. Most of the public
Andrey Arnaudov on the absence of clear recognition towards the identity and the values of Sofia
Andrey Arnaudov, PROEKTTA Studio, Bulgaria The absence of clear recognition towards the identity and the values of Sofia is the basic
Ion Popusoi and Bogdan Preda on how Covid-19 impacted their work
Ion Popusoi and Bogdan Preda, Romania The virus changed deeply the way we work. We try to do online as many
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
Compost toilet MORE With the waterless composting toilet “More,” TwoNeeds introduces a new, sustainable, and
NA-ŠA SHIRT NAŠA shirt came from all the elements that I use in my design
Setae Jacket for Stratasys’ Chro-Morpho Collection Inspiration: The design explores digital setae pattern and multi-colour
