Visible timber surfaces organise circulation, frame collaboration and temper the technical character of contemporary offices. In workplace interiors, timber is rarely limited to furniture. It can form partitions, storage systems, meeting rooms,
BIG SEE Interviews is a series of direct conversations between architects, designers and thinkers—not only about buildings, but about how we live, work and imagine the future. In this edition, architect and curator
Four structures turn looking into a two-way relationship: they open distant views while becoming points of orientation within the landscape. Observation architecture works in two directions. It raises the body, frames the
Round forms make artificial light feel familiar, calm and immediately recognisable. A luminous circle is one of the simplest images we recognise. Its associations arrive almost automatically: the moon at night, the
Light, material and visible preparation turn these cafés and bakeries into brief departures from the surrounding city. A café is a small interruption in the day. Most visits are short, which makes
Concrete rarely works alone. In these ten houses, it earns its effect only in relation to something that isn't concrete: a tree, a patch of shade, timber, or a garden. Concrete is
Architecture stands between the worlds we inherit and futures that have not yet found their form. Civilization takes shape mostly without anyone noticing, in the small decisions of how we live, work,
Material contrast becomes a tool for organising space, guiding movement and shaping everyday life. A convincing interior does not depend on a single perfect material. It emerges from relationships: the warmth of
Five chairs demonstrate how designers continue to reinvent one of the most familiar objects through material, construction, comfort and form. The chair is the most ordinary object design has to offer, which
Across Southeast Europe, a new generation of architects and designers is already shaping what comes next. Talent does not become visible through talent alone. It also needs recognition: someone willing to notice
A selection of ten projects that explore brick and earth-based masonry as structure, skin, screen and memory. Brick begins with the ground. Its colour carries the tones of clay, soil, sand and
Revisit the celebration, encounters and highlights surrounding the BIG SEE Awards 2026. The BIG SEE Awards 2026 were presented on 21 and 22 May at the first unified BIG SEE Festival, held
A selection of single-storey houses that show how life on one level can create spatial richness, closeness to landscape and new forms of everyday living. One storey can hold an entire world.
Eight houses shaped by flat roofs, open horizons and carefully framed outdoor spaces. A horizontal roof begins with a line. It gives the house a clear upper edge, draws its proportions into
A selection of single-family houses that turn dense urban conditions into spaces of light, privacy and belonging. A house is never built alone. In the city, it always enters into a relationship
A selection of houses that show renovation as an architectural conversation between memory and change. Demolishing and building anew is often the simplest solution. Yet the most compelling contemporary houses increasingly begin
Rooted in local culture and designed with empathy, this project shows how architecture can become an instrument of social change. In many rapidly growing cities, educational buildings often adopt anonymous architectural languages
A selection of contemporary faucets, showers and water fittings where design turns daily routines into precise, tactile and spatial experiences. A faucet is one of the most used objects in any interior,
A selection of bars, cafés and restaurants where design transforms familiar rituals into moments of quiet atmosphere and wonder. A bar, café or restaurant is never only a setting for consumption. At
More than 3,000 visitors from 77 countries filled the historic Grando warehouse in Portorož for the first unified edition of BIG SEE Festival. A two-day meeting point for architecture, interior and product design,
BIG SEE Interviews is a series of intimate, unfiltered conversations between architects, not just about buildings, but about how we think, live, and imagine our future environments. In this edition, Lutz Kucher speaks
From experimental pavilions to reimagined museums, these projects reveal how architecture is reshaping the cultural experience today. Cultural buildings are no longer just containers for art. Increasingly, they are spaces that ask
Architecture, interior and product design awards, conference, debates, films, interviews, trade show and exhibitors came together in Portorož for the first unified edition of the BIG SEE Festival. On 21 and 22
The countdown has begun: applications for the EDGE Awards 2026 are open only until 17 May.Organised within EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest (18–19 June 2026), the EDGE Awards is a live international competition, where selected finalists
PULSE Ostrava 2026 Opens the Theme of Critical Cooperation The international architecture and design festival PULSE Ostrava 2026, taking place on 14–15 May in the industrial Gong hall in Dolní Vítkovice, will open the
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
“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
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
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
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
