Why to apply for BIG SEE Awards?
You want your business to grow, you want your work appreciated, you want change, something new and fun – meet new people, you want to work with the best, find incredible creativity, spectacular inspiration, unexpected people and life-altering relevance.
BIG SEE Awards contributes to promotion of unique and original creative achievements from the region South East Europe. Awards systematically explore the creative and business potential of the Southeast European region, and expose its excellence in architecture, interior, wood, tourism, product and fashion design. By winning an award the recipients have many possibilities to achieve international recognition of their work.
Numbers
21 countries
3 award categories
2500+ awards since 2018
700+ awards annually
Winners’ Benefits
- Visibility by means of PR and other media campaigns delivering strong commercial results
- Exclusive use of the BIG SEE Award logo
- Presentation of the project on the Winners 180˚ stage
- Presentation of the project in online exhibition
- Exhibition in the City of Design national pavilions
- Presentation of the project in the printed BIG SEE Report
- Video interviews – the “BIG SEE Talks” intended for online promotion
- Promotion and networking at the BIG SEE festivals
- Free entrance to BIG SEE festivals
Registration dates
- Early Bird: closed
- Regular: March 21 – April 27
- Latecomers: April 28 – May 5
Process
Eligibility
It is allowed to apply for the awards if the architecture project or the author of the project comes from the region of Southeast Europe. The project has to be completed within the last two years.
- Investors, developers, contractors can also submit entries with the permission of the architects
- Entrants are allowed to submit multiple projects, but shall submit a separate entry form for each one, and pay a separate entry fee for each project.
- Only on time submitted projects with specified text description and images will be admitted to competition. Entries will not be accepted or judged without payment of the entry fee.
- Submitted projects must have been completed within the last two years the following categories:
Residential architecture
Public and commercial architecture
Landscape and urban space
Criteria & Judging
Projects will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- innovation, intelligent design and originality
- environmental sensitivity and sustainability
- cultural and social awareness
- functionality: how the project achieves its stated goals
- creative strength, passion and business excellence of Southeast Europe
Among winners of the BIG SEE Architecture Award, Grand Prix winner in each category will be selected. The jury reserves the right to recategorise any entry to another category. The decision of the jury is final. The jury is not obliged to explain its decision.
Registration Fee
If the submitted project wins an award, the entrant is obligated to choose Winners’ package.
Early Bird (closed): 100 €
Regular (March 21 – April 27): 200 €
Latecomers (April 28 – May 5): 300 €
Winners’ Package (obligatory)
- Award trophy (personal delivery at the festival)
- Use of BIG SEE Architecture Award logo
DIGITAL
- Presentation of the awarded project in the online gallery
FESTIVAL
- Project presentation on BIG SEE Festival – presentation on Winners Stage 180°
- Free entrance to BIG SEE Festival and award-giving ceremony
- Architect Match (B2B matchmaking) on the BIG SEE Festival
- Award trophy (personal delivery at the festival)
- Use of BIG SEE Architecture Award logo
DIGITAL
- Presentation of the awarded project in the online gallery
- Web profile (more here)
- Basic Social media communication (only available in combination with web profile booking)
- Full page project presentation in the printed BIG SEE Report
- One copy of BIG SEE Report
FESTIVAL
- Project presentation on BIG SEE Festival – presentation on Winners Stage 180°
- Architect Match (B2B matchmaking) on the BIG SEE Festival
- Free entrance to BIG SEE Festival and award-giving ceremony
- Professional photo-shooting on the BIG SEE Festival
Additional exposure (optional)
DIGITAL
– Web profile (more here)
– Social Media Campaigns, from 150 € (more here)
PRINT
– Winning project exposure in the BIG SEE Report, from 300 € (more here)
– A copy of BIG SEE Report, 40 €/issue
FESTIVAL
Dinner Party, 70 €/person
Exhibition Units, from 150 €
Exhibition billboard 100×100 cm, 80 €/piece
Video interview – BIG SEE Talks, 100 €
TROPHY
– BIG SEE Trophy, postage included, 70 €
More about Winners’ optional exposure with application form HERE.
Award ceremony
Award ceremony: BIG SEE ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL, October 14-15, 2021 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Within the scope of the BIG SEE Architecture Festival, the awards for excellence in architecture will be granted in the categories of Architecture and Interior Design.
More here →.