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BIG SEE Awards

BIG SEE Awards were launched as regional awards to systematically explore and promote the creative and business potential of Southeast Europe. With the ambition of connecting creativity beyond regional boundaries, they have outgrown regional frameworks and become international. Nowadays BIG SEE Awards contribute to unique and original creative achievements in architecture, interior, product and fashion design globally.

Registration deadlines

  • Early Bird: October 16 – November 30
  • Regular: December 1 – March 31, 2025
  • Latecomers: April 1 – April 13

Eligibility

  • Submitted projects must have been completed within the last three years.
  • The project can be submitted by authors, clients, suppliers or contractors.
  • 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 descriptions and images will be admitted to the competition. Entries will not be accepted or judged without payment of the entry fee.

Announcements

Award logo and certificate (pdf) – After payment of the Package
Project presentation on the website – Before BIG Architecture 2025
Facebook & Instagram post – After BIG Architecture 2025
BIG SEE Report presentation 1/6 page – Jan 2026
BIG SEE Report issue – Jan 2026

Winners’s Benefits

  • Elevate your brand reputation through awarded project
  • Significantly boosts brand excellence recognition
  • Enhance and refine cost-effective PR and marketing efforts
  • Build trust for business growth and success
  • Networking with the business and creative elite

Categories

Residential – houses, Residential – housing, Residential – leisure, Residential – renovation, Educational buildings, Recreation & sports buildings, Tourism buildings, Public and administration buildings, Cultural buildings, Public – renovation, Infrastructure, Public / open space and landscape, Industrial buildings and workspace, Infrastructure

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

Among the winners of the BIG SEE Awards, the Grand Prix winner in each category will be selected. The jury reserves the right to recategorize any entry to another category. The decision of the jury is final. The jury is not obliged to explain its decision.

Process

Jury Members

FEES AND PACKAGES

Registration Fee

Covers the cost of the judging process. If the submitted project wins an award, the entrant is obligated to choose one of the Winners’ packages.
  • Early Bird: 100 €
  • Regular: 200 €
  • Latecomers: 300 €

Winners’ Packages (obligatory)

WINNER - BASIC: 1.190 €

Elevates Brand Reputation

  • Use of BIG SEE Architecture Award Logo
  • Official Award Certificate
  • Stage Presentation, Awarding & Photo/Video Shoot
  • Winning Project Feature on the BIG SEE Website
  • BIG SEE Report Project Presentation (1/6 Page)
  • BIG SEE Report Issue Inclusion
  • Social Media Recognition on BIG SEE Facebook & Instagram
  • Free entrance to the 2-day BIG Architecture 2025

EXPLANATIONS OF PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BELOW.

WINNER - PRO: 2.090 €

Provides powerful exposure and reach of the project

  • All from WINNER BASIC +
  • Grand Prix Award Ceremony with Dinner Party (2 seats)
  • BIG SEE Report Project Presentation (1/1 Page)
  • Network Profile on BIG SEE Website

EXPLANATIONS OF PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BELOW.

PROMOTIONAL ELEMENTS

Use of BIG SEE Architecture Award Logo

Display the prestigious award logo on your marketing materials to instantly elevate your brand credibility.

Included in Winner BASIC & PRO.

Official Award Certificate

Receive a commemorative PDF certificate acknowledging your achievement as a winner of the BIG SEE  Architecture Awards.

Included in Winner BASIC & PRO.

Award Trophy

Winners have the honour of receiving their award trophy in person at BIG Archtiecture, May 22-23, 2025. For those unable to attend, postal delivery is also an available option.

Price: 150 €

Stage Presentation, Awarding & Photo/Video Shoot

May 22-23, 2025, Portorož, Slovenia

– Deliver a captivating 3-minute presentation showcasing your winning project with 10 impactful slides
– Share your perspectives on the future with a separate 3-minute presentation and 10 slides outlining your ideas.
– Receive your well-deserved award, be professionally photographed and filmed, and create powerful content to fuel your future marketing efforts.

Included in Winner – BASIC & PRO. 

Winning Project Feature on the BIG SEE Website

(lifetime, see here)

Gain significant online visibility by having your winning project showcased on the highly-trafficked BIG SEE website.

Included in Winner – BASIC & PRO. 

Winner in Print & Keep a Collector’s BIG SEE Report

Free 1/6 Page Feature: Stand out in the BIG SEE Report (annual winners’ review) with a dedicated space to highlight your winning product.
Free Collectible Report: Keep your achievement alive with a complimentary printed copy of the prestigious BIG SEE Report.

Included in Winner – BASIC & PRO. 

Upgrade Available (optional):
1/1 full page product presentation, 1.000 €
2/1 spread product presentation, 2.000 €
Additional Copy of the BIG SEE report, 80 €

Network Profile on BIG SEE Website

(lifetime, see here)

Get the recognition you deserve with a dedicated network profile on the BIG SEE website. This comprehensive profile will showcase your brand and winning projects in a single, accessible location.

Included in Winner – PRO.

Upgrade Available (optional):
Price: 300 €

Grand Prix Award Ceremony with gala Dinner

May 22-23, 2025, Portorož, Slovenia

Seating capacity: 300 seats
Reservation: Due to limited capacity, we encourage you to express your interest as soon as possible.

Two seats included in Winner – PRO. 

Price: 150 €/person 

Social Media Recognition on BIG SEE Facebook & Instagram

Social Media Recognition: Celebrate your win with a dedicated post on the official BIG SEE Facebook and Instagram accounts, increasing brand awareness among a large and engaged audience.

Free post on BIG SEE Facebook & Instagram.

Included in Winner – BASIC & PRO. 

Upgrade With Facebook Campaigns available (optional):
Sponsored post with the link to a winning product on the BIG SEE website with a daily reach 8.000-22.000.

15 days: 150 €
30 days: 250 €
60 days: 400 €

Discounted BIG SEE Masters Video Production

(lifetime, see here)

Leverage your win with a special offer on professional video production.

Discounted Video Production Opportunity.

Price: 1.500 € (regular: 2.000 €)

APPLICATION FORM

Do not forget to submit a minimum of 6 photographs of your project in high resolution with the name of the photographer and plans in vectorial mode (pdf, not jpg). Send also a portrait photo of the studio/company or the presenter of the winning project at the BIG Architecture Event. IMPORTANT: name the most important landscape image “main”.

BIG SEE Architecture Award application

Awards prijava - Architecture - open call
REGISTRATION FEE
I would like to submit a project as

Data for invoice:

Data about the project:

Authors of architecture

Important: if for authors of architecture there are two or more studios, enter data for each one separately by clicking the button "Click to add another studio" below.
Please write the name of the studio as it should appear in publications, without abbreviations such as S.r.l., GmbH, d.o.o., etc.
Write only names of main authors.
Optional
Optional: write ONLY names of team members that collaborated on the submitted project.
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Other authors - e.g. interior design, graphic design etc.

Important: if there are two or more studios, enter data for each one separately by clicking the button "Click to add another studio" below.
Write the role of other authors e.g. interior design, graphic design etc.
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I will send high-res images:
If the project wins the award, the entrant is obligated to choose one of the packages (the amount will be charged only if the project receives the award)

Individual elements for additional exposure:

For tailor made exposure winners have an opportunity to select individual promotional elements if they are not already included in selected package.

Website
Facebook campaigns
BIG SEE Report
1/1 full page project presentation already included in Winner – PRO package.
Write number of additional BIG SEE Report issues, one is already included in Winner package
BIG SEE Trophy (postal delivery)
BIG SEE Masters Video Production

Participation on the BIG Architecture event, May 22-23, 2025:

Visit of BIG Architecture event - May 22 & 23, 2025 (free of charge)
Can we expect your award-winning project presentation at the BIG Architecture 2025?
Can we expect your My perspective presentation at the BIG Architecture 2025?
Two seats included in Winner – PRO package, please write number of additional dinners.
 

TYPE OF PAYMENT

By submitting the application form I confirm and agree with the General terms and conditions for participation in BIG SEE Architecture Awards competition (General-terms-conditions.pdf)
The contractor, supplier or client submits the project, confirming that it is done with the author's consent.

REGISTRATION FEE TO PAY
100 €

Payment
Payment

Tina Čargo
Award Coordinator
tina@bigsee.eu
+386 64 266 471

Italy, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania

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Armenia, Australia, Angola, Bahrain, Belarus, Canada, Cameroon, Chile, Greenland, Hong Kong, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Myanmar, Nigeria, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Zimbabwe

Kristina Beltram
Award Coordinator
kristinab@bigsee.eu
+386 40 837 218

Albania, Greece, Israel, Kosovo, Serbia, Turkey

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Algeria, Antarctica, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Burkina Faso, China, Dominican Republic, Honduras, India, Ireland, Laos, Libya, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Paraguay, Rwanda, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, USA, Yemen

Vito Novak
Award Coordinator
vito@bigsee.eu
+386 51 666 624

Bosnia & Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary, Slovakia

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Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Sudan, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Vietnam, Zambia

Špela Valenčič
Award Coordinator
spela@bigsee.eu
+386 64 266 468

Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Moldova, Slovenia

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Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Mozambique, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Venezuela, Iraq, Mauritius