Andrija Mihailović, Slovenia, 2026
Your Content Goes Here Nominator: Jure Miklavc Nominator's statement Andrija Mihailović graduated in 2024 from the Master’s programme in Industrial Design at the Academy of Fine
Márton Pintér
Márton Pintér is an architect, educator, BIG SEE Nominator, and provocateur. From OMA*AMO to founding VERY GOOD OFFICE and curating the Hungarian Pavilion at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, he challenges architectural norms and
Dorotea Spasić
“Just enough” can be understood as the point where form, space, and resources stop serving excess and start serving meaning. In the context of contemporary urban and architectural conditions, “enough” is not a fixed
David Budil, Czech Republic, 2026
Your Content Goes Here Nominator: Tomas Zdvihal Nominator's statement David Budil represents a new generation of architects who approach sustainability as a spatial and systemic design challenge
Ata Celbiş, Turkey, 2026
Your Content Goes Here Nominator: Rüksan Tuna Nominator's statement I know Ata Celbiş since 2024. He was my student in the Application Project course at Işık
Jovana Poleksić, Montenegro, 2026
Your Content Goes Here Nominator: Sonja Radović Jelovac MEMORIAL CENTER The project represents a memorial center dedicated to the Battle of Mojkovac, one of the key
Veljko Armano Linta
Excess (1), noise (2) and complexity (3) come from our inborn drive towards bioproductivity (1), intra- and inter-species communication (2) and biodiversity (3). But our drive is too often spoiled by our conditioning and
Rutika T Jain
At Ikka Home, our perspective is rooted in a deep understanding of textiles and their evolving role in contemporary interiors. With an updated, research-driven approach to materials, we work fluidly across the spectrum—from mainstream
Bernard Maree
An architect’s role in any project is identifying the line of what is just enough; this is often linked to budgets, zoning, and client requirements. Though we, as architects, are not the visionaries behind
Marina Marušić
“Just enough” is the point where something truly works—without excess, but without lack. It’s a balance between need and measure, where nothing is added just because it can be. In architecture, it means creating
Mateja Logonder
Just right, or enough in interior design, is when you satisfy the needs of the space and the client at the same time, when the space allows the user to add something over time if
Margareta Spajić
Simplicity in the logic of the sacred geometry.Beauty like the expression of the Divine.Sustainability in the use of construction and materials.Margareta Spajić, ArchitectStudio GRRR, Croatia This contribution is part of our ongoing survey
Gábor Zombor, Hungary
Gábor Zombor, DLA architect, graduated from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in 2000. After completing the Master School of the Hungarian Association of Architects and the Doctoral School of Architecture at BME,
Irena Rajković, Montenegro
Irena Rajković is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Montenegro, working within the field of architectural technologies, with a particular focus on bioclimatic and energy-efficient architecture. Her academic, research and
Camilla De Camilli, Italy, 2026
Your Content Goes Here Nominator: Maria Alessandra Segantini Nominator's statement I nominate Architect CAMILLA DE CAMILLI, for the project: Caretaker House, Bologna, Italy. The project evokes
Kata Varjú, Hungary, 2026
Your Content Goes Here Nominator: Péter Zilahi Nominator's statement As a young designer, Kata Varjú made a name throughout the country with her thesis project, winning
ST Arch Studio, Albania, 2026
Your Content Goes Here Nominator: Etleva Dobjani Nominator's statement ST Arch Studio is a young and promising interior design studio founded and led by the duo
Ozan Fırat Öz, Turkey, 2026
Your Content Goes Here Nominator: Rüksan Tuna Nominator's statement I have known OZAN since 2023. He was my student in the Application Project course at Işık University.
Benjamin Gugerell, Austria, 2026
Your Content Goes Here Nominator: Susanne Lippitsch Nominator's statement I had the pleasure of meeting Benjamin as a lecturer during his design studies at the FH-Joanneum
Theodor Hozák, Czech Republic, 2026
Your Content Goes Here Nominator: Michal Froněk TERIT Terit is a series of ceiling lamps inspired by techno subculture. My goal was to express the spirit
Sanja Ljubić
Today’s technology allows us to walk around all the cities and towns of our world. Amazed, but also confused, young and future architects reach for someone else’s ideas, neglecting their own. Architecture has always
Zdenko Tonković
The answer lies in the traces of the thinking and practice of P. L. Nervi and B. Fuller and derivatives of the thinking of M. McLuhan. But equally, to consider creatively that ornament is
Xhejlan Bruti
Just enough is when space allows us to breathe and feel at ease, without noise or excess. It is a quiet balance between function, emotion, light, and material. For me, enough in architecture is
Irena Miljevic Djosovic
When there is noise all around you, you must find peace within yourself. Architecture must be freed from everything that is excessive. It should reflect calmness and simplicity. We are not talking about isolating
Tamara Stefanoska
Architecture finds its purpose not in what it adds to the world, but in what it makes possible within it: shelter, stillness, a sense of arrival. That moment when a space needs nothing more
Noman Khan
In that case, "just enough" might mean designing spaces that balance simplicity with functionality, using strategies like: - Minimalist aesthetics to reduce visual noise - Green spaces for calm and sustainability - Adaptive reuse
Tomaž Ebenšpanger
Tomaž Ebenšpanger is an architect at SKUPAJ Arhitekti and an Assistant Professor at the University of Maribor’s Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture. As a BIG SEE Nominator, he actively supports emerging
Luciano Zucchero
Two thresholds may be identified as constituting “excess.” The first concerns the predominance of images over words: Arthur Brisbane’s assertion that “a picture is worth a thousand words” must be reconsidered, for language generates
Dušan Kočlík
Dušan Kočlík is a furniture and interior designer, educator, curator, publicist, activist and BIG SEE Nominator. He is Head of the Institute of Interior and Exhibition Design at the Faculty of Architecture and Design,
Martin Kožnar
It is necessary to do projects from the heart. It is our world and we have maximum responsibility for every wall and for every “empty” and so-called “full” space. So it is enough if we