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.
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
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
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
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,
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
One of the world's pre-eminent financiers explains why a more pragmatic approach is needed in designing climate solutions. I believe that there are five big, interrelated forces that are driving, and always
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mexico’s Urban Improvement Programme For five decades, few architects had public or social commissions in Mexico, and it was not until the election of the left‑wing political party Morena in 2018 that
Sensitive approach to re-thinking built heritage An architectural pearl – a precious remnant from another age – stands on an elevated street with a breath-taking view over the historical urban core of
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
In a profession often weighed down by solemnity and convention, Czech architecture studio Mjölk is a rare force of lightness, spontaneity, and social intent. At the BIG Architecture 2025 event in Portorož, the
Architects who built the Olympic City, Sarajevo Dragica and Zoran Doršner belong to the post-war generation of Yugoslavia, and were the architects who built the Olympic City in Sarajevo for the XIV
Every two weeks, BIG SEE Focus highlights the most defining works from one Southeast European country—recent projects from 2024–2025 that don’t just reflect the present, but shape it. These are bold statements. Cultural markers.
This year, we are celebrating the 25th anniversary edition of the international architectural festival Days of Oris, which will take place on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in
We don’t follow a style, but rather a social position Projekt V Arhitektura is an architectural practice headed by Lucy Dinnen and Vernes Čaušević. The studio is based in Sarajevo but operates
The eco-platform Blue and Green Reflecting on the need to change the paradigm towards a genuinely sustainable society through the presentation of the eco-platform Blue and Green, and one of its active
Gradoscope, a collaborative practice Gradoscope is a collaborative practice focused on reinventing urban spaces, consisting of a multidisciplinary team with expertise in architecture, urbanism, communication, design, and multimedia. The collective was founded
Project that goes against the expected rules In his novel Blindness, José Saramago narrates the story of a epidemic of blindness that affects an unnamed city so the encounters among inhabitants become
Interview with Irfan Hošić, the founder of KRAK Centar KRAK (Klub RAdnika Kombiteksa – Kombiteks’ workers club, the KRAK Center for Contemporary Culture) – located in the city of Bihać, in the
Marko Dabrović, architect and founding partner at 3LHD, is joining the BIG SEE debate on AI in Architecture. Known for his forward-thinking approach to integrating technology into architectural practice, Dabrović has played a key
Spatial interventions and cultural activism in Serbia An ambition that transcends the “standard” understanding of architecture as engineering and design unites the selected initiatives that build on this through a review of
Hungary’s pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, designed by ZDA – Zoboki Design and Architecture, offers a poetic and immersive journey that bridges tradition and sustainability. Titled “One World, One Soul,” the pavilion draws inspiration
