Ministudio Architetti on Minimalism and Architectural Elegance
3 Questions for Ilaria Cargiolli & Barbara Bacigalupo We’re used to think about minimal spaces as empty and cold shells but it doesn’t have to be that way.
We Might Not Need a Building: Alper Derinboğaz in Conversation with Jurij Ličen
BIG SEE Talks 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, architect Jurij
How to Build Cities for People? A Conversation Between Alper Derinboğaz and Alexis Şanal
In May 2025, the BIG Architecture event in Portorož brought together renowned architects and thinkers from across Europe and beyond. Among the distinguished speakers were two prominent Turkish architects: Alper Derinboğaz and Alexis
TOP 10 Innovation Premieres at BIG Architecture 2025
Selected by architects at the Trade Show in Portorož The BIG Architecture Trade Show 2025 in Portorož (May 22–23) once again reaffirmed its purpose: to bring meaningful innovation closer to those who
Focus Austria: How Stöckler Gruber Architekten Transform a 1960s School into a Future-Oriented Space
The Volksschule Andelsbuch project largely preserves the existing building structure and, together with the kindergarten extension to the northeast, forms an ensemble of three above-ground volumes. The existing classrooms are particularly notable for
Focus Austria: Where Premium Optics Meet Playful Minds
The SWAROVSKI OPTIK MY Junior binoculars were designed by formquadrat and specifically tailored to the needs, proportions, and preferences of children—while staying true to the premium values and visual identity of SWAROVSKI
Focus Austria: Two Bridges Connecting Old and New – Training Pool Großfeldsiedlung in Vienna
The swimming facility in the Viennese Großfeldsiedlung – originally constructed in the early 1980s – has been partially refurbished and expanded to include a new indoor training pool for school and club sports.
Focus Austria: Porcelain Lighting with Feather-Light Precision
CERA PENDULA is in perfect balance between materiality and dissolution, between levitation and suspension, between aesthetics and function. Wafer-thin light breaks through an almost invisible membrane of hand-cast porcelain, reduced to fragility, into
WA Awards 51st Cycle is open and accepting entries
Register and send your projects to WA Awards 10+5+X 51st Cycle before 18 July 2025 and become internationally recognized WA Awards 10+5+X 51st Cycle: Deadline: 18 July 2025 The 51st Cycle of the WA Awards 10+5+X
Focus Austria: LES, A Radical Clarity in Light
At the core of LES, a lens-based luminaire, lies a bold design ethos: nothing to hide. Conceived as the centerpiece of a modular indoor lighting system, LES reveals what is usually concealed
Focus Austria: Just Black, A System That Fits the Architecture
JUST BLACK emerges as a sleek black line seamlessly connecting delicate architectural lighting. This hyper-miniaturised track harmonises form and function within a system that seamlessly blends beauty and precision. With this family,
Focus Austria: Designing Friendly Tech for Everyday Creators
KISKA designed the Elgato Neo range to feel less like intimidating tech and more “desk-friendly”. The idea was simple: create tools that are easy to use, easy on the eyes, and genuinely enjoyable
Focus Austria: Vagabund, Redefining the Ride
The CE02 conversion by Vagabund is not just a custom bike — it’s a complete design study that reinterprets how personal mobility can be communicated and experienced. Starting with BMW’s electric two-wheeler as
Focus Austria: Philip Lutz from Ludescher + Lutz Architekten on Creating Community and Timelessness in the Posthus Architecture
Viewed from the outside, the Bregenzerwald still presents a cohesive landscape of meadows and forests, in which the small-scale, disciplined settlement areas stand out. At the same time, the urbanity and craftsmanship
Focus Austria: Martina Hatzenbichler’s Vision for Flexible Ritual Centered Urban Living in Green Loft Vienna
The Green Loft is a light-flooded, spacious apartment located on the rooftops in the heart of Vienna. Through close collaboration with the new owner, the spatial organization of a conventional floor plan
Focus Austria: Juri Troy Highlights the Role of Architecture in Windkraft Simonsfeld’s Sustainable Growth Strategy
The expansion of the company headquarters in Ernstbrunn had become necessary due to a period of strong growth in recent years. The aim of the project was to create additional office space
Focus Austria: Preserving Heritage and Creating Contemporary Home at Dirnbergergut with Moser und Hager Architekten
History and Task The initial situation before the conversion was a historic farmstead in the area north of the Danube. The existing ensemble is characterized by two separate building parts: a
Focus Austria: Roman Delugan Reveals the Vision Behind DMAA’s Zero-Energy Greenhouse at Shanghai Expo Cultural Park
The zeitgeist has shifted towards recognizing nature as the essential basis of our living environment. And nature has also moved to the heart of architecture. In recent years, as it has repeatedly addressed
Focus Austria: Studio Jakob Sellaoui Revives Outdated Row Housing Typology with Contemporary Design
Instead of inventing something new, the project looks for existing principles that can be continued. The increasing demand for housing at the time led to the continuous construction of housing estates, especially
Designing the Process: A Conversation Between Melike Altınışık & Jurij Ličen
This BIG SEE Talk took place in Portorož during the BIG Architecture 2025 event in May, bringing together two architects with a shared educational background at the Architectural Association in London and early
Vernacular Roots and Global Visions: Miha Dešman Meets Huang Huaihai
During the BIG Architecture 2025 event in Portorož, Slovenian architect Miha Dešman—Dean and full professor at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana—and Huang Huaihai, Deputy Chief Architect at China Southwest Architectural Design