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  • Architecture of Continuity: Partizani High School by Loft Architects

Architecture of Continuity: Partizani High School by Loft Architects

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Albania, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Lorenxa Molla Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Partizani High School at this stage of your
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  • A Contemporary Church Rooted in Place: Naraç Church by ArkPro Studio

A Contemporary Church Rooted in Place: Naraç Church by ArkPro Studio

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Albania, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for the Arkpro Studio Albania Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Naraç Church at this stage of
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  • Designing the School as Shared City: Angela Merkel School by Commonsense Studio

Designing the School as Shared City: Angela Merkel School by Commonsense Studio

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Albania, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Commonsense Studio Team Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in the Angela Merkel School at this stage
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  • Finding Clarity in the City: Corner 379 by ARTECH Studio

Finding Clarity in the City: Corner 379 by ARTECH Studio

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Albania, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Genti Shtembari  Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Corner 379 project at this stage of your
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  • Architecture Shaped by the Hillside: Red Hill Residential Building by ANK Architecture

Architecture Shaped by the Hillside: Red Hill Residential Building by ANK Architecture

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Albania, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for the ANK Architecture Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in “The Residential Building, With an Inner Courtyard
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  • From Memory to New Public Life: The Pyramid of Tirana by MVRDV & iRI Architecture

From Memory to New Public Life: The Pyramid of Tirana by MVRDV & iRI Architecture

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3 Questions for iRI Architecture Team Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in The Pyramid of Tirana at this stage
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  • Reinterpreting the Vernacular: Mountain of Houses in Valbona

Reinterpreting the Vernacular: Mountain of Houses in Valbona

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Albania, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Aleks Shtjefni and Julia Hallvaxhiu Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Mountain of Houses at this stage of
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  • Context, Identity and Urban Transformation: Platinum Residence by A7 Design Studio

Context, Identity and Urban Transformation: Platinum Residence by A7 Design Studio

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3 Questions for the A7 Design Studio Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Platinum at this stage of your
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  • A Contemporary Coastal Identity – Avanel Signature Hotel by Zifle Architects

A Contemporary Coastal Identity – Avanel Signature Hotel by Zifle Architects

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3 Questions for Gentjan Zifle Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Avanel Signature Hotel at this stage of
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  • Okolo by Grupa: Lights That Float, Frames That Hold

Okolo by Grupa: Lights That Float, Frames That Hold

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for GRUPA Q: Okolo uses a visual language of black aluminum bars and clean lines that repeat across the range. Where did the initial idea come from, and
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  • Neisako and Prostoria: Comfort Begins With the Eye

Neisako and Prostoria: Comfort Begins With the Eye

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Neisako Q:​ The armchair market feels saturated, yet with Omnia you have delivered something genuinely new and different. Do you ever share the feeling that “there is
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  • Colnago C45 OPEN: Performance, Elegance and Practicality

Colnago C45 OPEN: Performance, Elegance and Practicality

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Luka Colnago, founder and owner of Colnago Marine Q:​ What was the original brief for the Colnago Marine C45 OPEN, and which idea set
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  • Orqa FPV.Ace: The Learning Path That Finally Makes FPV Simple

Orqa FPV.Ace: The Learning Path That Finally Makes FPV Simple

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Dragan Kovačević, Product manager at Orqa FPV Q: When did you first notice the education gap in the FPV market, and what turned that observation into
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  • Architecture for Connection: The Vision Behind the Ugljan Coastal Family Home

Architecture for Connection: The Vision Behind the Ugljan Coastal Family Home

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Ab forum Q: How does dual nature of personalized and non-personalized living spaces reflect the relationship between architecture and its inhabitants?​ A: Personalized spaces are directly
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  • Creating Living Architecture: The Role of Walls, Light, and Nature in the Sesvetski Kraljevec Kindergarten

Creating Living Architecture: The Role of Walls, Light, and Nature in the Sesvetski Kraljevec Kindergarten

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for NON ARCHITECTURE & BIT ARHITEKTURA Q: How do you create a dialogue between architecture and nature in the kindergarten’s design, both indoors and outdoors?​ A: The wall
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  • Innovating Workspaces: 3LHD’s Vision for Rimac Kampus Production Facility

Innovating Workspaces: 3LHD’s Vision for Rimac Kampus Production Facility

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for 3LHD Q: What was the main inspiration behind designing a campus that combines production, office, social, and natural spaces within a single project?​  A: The main
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  • How Studio Mapa Balances Playfulness and Structure in Paveki Kindergarten’s Design

How Studio Mapa Balances Playfulness and Structure in Paveki Kindergarten’s Design

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Studio Mapa Q: What was your main goal in creating a space that supports both play and learning for young children?​ A: Our main goal was
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  • Beyond Crossing: The Innovative Design Story of Trogir’s Bridge over Foša

Beyond Crossing: The Innovative Design Story of Trogir’s Bridge over Foša

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Prostorne taktike Q: In what ways did you innovate or rethink common bridge design principles to create this unique form?​ A: The main idea was to
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  • St Nicholas Educational Centre in Zadar: Adaptive Reuse for Underwater Archaeology and Public Learning

St Nicholas Educational Centre in Zadar: Adaptive Reuse for Underwater Archaeology and Public Learning

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Ante Uglešić Q: How did you approach merging the layers of history embedded in the St Nicholas complex with the requirements of a modern educational and presentation
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    Athanasios Babalis: Designing Through Clarity, Curiosity, and Collaboration

Athanasios Babalis: Designing Through Clarity, Curiosity, and Collaboration

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Athanasios Babalis Q: In your view, what makes collaboration between a designer and a brand truly successful? What creates the “click” so both sides feel
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  • Nomads by STUDIOLAV: Printing Sand into Story

Nomads by STUDIOLAV: Printing Sand into Story

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for STUDIOLAV Q: What drives you in creating NOMADS, and how does this project relate to your interior practice. Is it a departure from daily work or a
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  • Glass Reinvented: Yiannis Ghikas on Soda Tables for Miniforms

Glass Reinvented: Yiannis Ghikas on Soda Tables for Miniforms

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Yiannis Ghikas   Q: Working with Murano glassblowing must be special for a designer. How do you navigate the process with the artisans, and when does the material
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  • Bridging Art and Function: How Sotiris Lazou Designed the Solida 012 Chair for al2

Bridging Art and Function: How Sotiris Lazou Designed the Solida 012 Chair for al2

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Sotiris Lazou Design Studio Q: The chair feels both sculptural and soft. Where did the idea begin, and what was the first insight that set the
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  • From Sketch to Street: NOOS Electric Scooter by Matadog Design

From Sketch to Street: NOOS Electric Scooter by Matadog Design

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Matadog Design Q: How did the initial brief for NOOS translate into the final concept?​ A: Designing the first Greek electric vehicle was a major responsibility
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  • Urban Soul Project on Redefining Santorini Hospitality with Neema Maison Finikia’s Fashion-Forward Architecture

Urban Soul Project on Redefining Santorini Hospitality with Neema Maison Finikia’s Fashion-Forward Architecture

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Urban Soul Project Team Q: How does your design integrate architecture, fashion, and nature to create a unique hospitality experience?​ A: At Neema Maison, our guiding principle
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  • The Slot House in Tinos: Harmonizing Minimal Architecture with Cycladic Landscape and Sunlit Living

The Slot House in Tinos: Harmonizing Minimal Architecture with Cycladic Landscape and Sunlit Living

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for Katerina Valsamaki Q: The house is described as a "slot in the hill," deeply nesting into the earth. What inspired this design gesture and how does
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  • Transforming Industrial History Into Modern Retail: Frabala Store’s Thoughtful Renovation in Pagrati

Transforming Industrial History Into Modern Retail: Frabala Store’s Thoughtful Renovation in Pagrati

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for the So Far Studio Q: How did you approach redesigning a space with such a layered history without erasing its past identities?​ A: The key was
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  • Material Led Retail in Athens: Boubas Butcher Shop by KLab Architecture

Material Led Retail in Athens: Boubas Butcher Shop by KLab Architecture

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine, Works|

3 Questions for KLAB Architecture Sometimes, materials seem to choose themselves. Q:​ How did the idea that materials seem to choose themselves influence your material palette for the
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  • Moden Café in Pagrati: How Design Shapes Community and Calm in Modern Athens

Moden Café in Pagrati: How Design Shapes Community and Calm in Modern Athens

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine, Works|

About Moden Café Located in the neighbourhood of Pagrati in central Athens, Moden Café occupies a ground-floor space within a 1970s building. Named after the original pastry workshop just a
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  • Troias Apartment Transformation: Architects Explain Their Minimal Intervention Strategy

Troias Apartment Transformation: Architects Explain Their Minimal Intervention Strategy

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine|

3 Questions for Yiorgos Katsanos and Stefania Tsigkouni The design for Troias Apartment began with an attitude of listening — to the building, its materials, and its time. Q:
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