Curved Accents in Contemporary Houses
A single curve can change the character of an entire house. Set against straight walls, grids and planar roofs, one rounded element introduces softness, movement and a clear point of architectural emphasis.
Jurtin Hajro
What is still worth creating is what cannot be calculated. A building can satisfy every demand of area, light, and energy and still leave the person inside it untouched. People are not only bodies
Stora Enso CLT in XLam City Top by CBD: Extending the Existing
In XLam City Top, lightweight timber construction becomes part of a larger strategy for extending, strengthening and retaining an existing building. The project brings together CBD’s structural engineering expertise and Stora Enso CLT
Tania Monics and Rafaela Vieira
We believe it is worth creating connections that carry something forward. PIETRA began with the image of stones shaped slowly by time, an observation of nature translated into an object for one of our most
Maria & Pepi Freund
We live in a time when almost anything seems possible. Technology is becoming faster, smarter and increasingly part of our everyday lives. But the more that becomes possible, the more important another question becomes
New Layers in Old Rural Houses
Renovating rural architecture does not have to mean returning it to an imagined past. These projects preserve the material, spatial and constructive character of existing buildings while introducing contemporary ways of living.
How Architecture Creates Public Space
Public space is not made public simply by being accessible. It becomes public when people have reasons to enter, stay, meet and return. The projects in this selection start from specific conditions
Christian Ambos
What really drives us in our practice is dialogue and human interaction. We develop projects in very close dialogue with our clients. We like to create spaces that can easily adapt in
When Timber Structure Shapes the House
When timber carries a building, it can also give architecture its order. Columns, beams, frames and joints become more than technical necessities: left visible, they establish the rhythm, scale and character of domestic space.
Oris Day 2026: Smiljan Radić Clarke in Conversation with Christian Kerez
The architectural symposium Oris Day returns to Zagreb on 8 November 2026, bringing together internationally renowned architects and a new generation of Croatian practices for an afternoon of lectures and conversation.
Industrial Architecture Beyond Utility
Sheds, halls, car parks and tunnels are rarely where architecture expects to be noticed. These six working buildings suggest that utility, handled with care, can shape a place as much as any civic landmark.
Warmth, Made Material
Warmth in architecture is not always a question of temperature. It can begin with colour, texture and matter: with materials whose tones seem to carry something of the earth, vegetation and built traditions around
From Hospital to School: A Landmark’s New Calling
What happens when a building designed for healing is transformed into a place for learning? In Vienna's Gersthof, a 1920s orthopaedic hospital set in a park of century-old trees was spared from becoming
Chevron: A Floor That Sets the Rhythm
A floor can do more than cover a space: it can give it rhythm and direction. Defined by its 45° or 60° cut, Chevron Parquet by PPS Galeković lets individual elements meet in
The Long Way Across
The shortest route is rarely the point. In these nine projects, a bridge, a boardwalk or a path is designed to be walked slowly, as a place in its own right rather than a
Placed in the Landscape
To build a house in an open landscape is to change that landscape. The question is not how architecture can disappear, but how precisely it can establish its presence while allowing the place around
BIG SEE In: What Comes Next Begins Locally
Six cities. Different creative cultures. One growing international network connecting architecture, design, innovation and new opportunities. What happens when architects, designers, manufacturers and creative thinkers begin looking beyond the borders of their own
How Space Shapes the Meal
A dining space begins to shape an experience before the food arrives. Scale, light, material, enclosure and movement determine whether a meal feels private or collective, ceremonial or informal, removed from its surroundings or
Savvas Alexandrou
In Cyprus the question is unavoidable. We build fast here, and mostly for the market: towers sold before the foundations are poured, identical villas rotated towards the same sea view, land treated as a product
Alessandro Crosera
I believe it is still worth creating objects that establish a genuine relationship with people. In a world already full of products, design should not simply add something new, but offer a reason for
Elisa Manelli
In a world where speed has become the pivot of design, true value lies in slow listening and in detail. Against urban interventions built in haste as the political signature of whoever is in office,
BIG SEE In Tirana: Winners 2018–2026 Exhibition
On 22 October, BIG SEE In Tirana will present an exhibition of Albanian projects and practices recognised by BIG SEE between 2018 and 2026. Following BIG SEE Talks: Finished / Unfinished, the
DesignEuropa Awards 2026 Celebrate a Decade of European Design in Ljubljana
The 10th-anniversary edition of the DesignEuropa Awards took place in Ljubljana, celebrating this year’s winners across entrepreneurship, industry, lifetime achievement, emerging design talent and the Public Choice Award, while Slovenian project Pet Shell was
Miguel Crespo Picot
Creating is always worthwhile. To create is to move forward, to question what already exists and to imagine new ways of living, connecting with one another and understanding our surroundings. In architecture, every project
Shuichi Hiromoto
We live in an age when technology can not only meet our needs, but even anticipate them. Yet much of this still operates within concepts and definitions built over generations. I look at the
Mike McCabe
Buildings with a clear sense of purpose. Anyone can build an expensive house or an impressive winery, but that alone doesn’t make it meaningful. We always try to understand the why behind a project:
Andreea Ivanescu
Hello, my name is Andreea Ivanescu, I'm from Romania and I'm the head of design department at Bemel. What is still worth creating? For us, schools. Not just in big cities, but
Rooms, Garden and Constructive Logic: House in Dumbrava Vlăsiei by alt. corp.
3 Questions for alt. corp. Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in House in Dumbrava Vlăsiei at this stage of
Collective Housing Between City and Landscape: Transilvania Residence by Format 4 Architects
3 Questions for Sergiu Tirziu Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Transilvania Residence at this stage of your studio’s
Life Between the Buildings: Colina Lac by Quadratum Architecture
3 Questions for Patricia Sturzoiu Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Colina Lac Residential Complex at this stage of