Francesco Zurlo
Professor Francesco Zurlo, Full Professor of Product and Strategic Design and Dean of the School of Design at Politecnico di Milano, and BIG SEE Nominator, offers a timely reflection on the evolving role of
Zuzana Pastirčák Duchová
Zuzana Pastirčák Duchová, art historian, PhD in Spatial Planning, editor-in-chief of Koncept Magazine, and BIG SEE Nominator, reflects on the ethics of measure and scale, and on architecture’s responsibility to define what is truly “just
Jasna Hrovatin
Jasna Hrovatin is an architect, designer, and professor at the Faculty of Design in Ljubljana, and a BIG SEE Nominator. Her distinguished career spans architecture, interior, and industrial design, earning her numerous national and
Iasmina Onescu
Iasmina Onescu is an architect, researcher, and lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Timișoara, specializing in the vulnerability assessment of historical buildings. She is a PhD supervisor in architecture, a CNATDCU member (2024–2028), and
Monica Bispo
In a time of excess, what we truly need is a direct connection with the earth. The way to restore balance is to reconnect with our roots. It is essential to develop and create
Onurcan Çakır
Low-tech is enough. Like in ancient times, a fireplace itself is enough to heat the space. We need basic shelters. Shadow of a tree. Clean water from a mountain. That's all that matters. Onurcan
David Barragan
In a world that often prizes abundance and ostentation, the architectural principle of "just enough" aligns perfectly with sustainability, economy, functionality, conscious design, local culture, and common sense. It's not about scarcity; it's about
Soyploy Phanich
In the time of too much, enough is space - space to pause, to breathe, to simply be. It's clarity in essentials: one line, one form, one quiet moment. Enough isn’t about adding more
Prabhu Sugumar
This is an important question. The problem of excess today is not abundance, but the collapse of legibility. Information becomes noise when architecture ceases to differentiate, in my opinion, and when meaning is lost,
Ivica Prlić
Look at and into nature. She does not spend any resources unnecessarily. A cloudy day is just cloudy enough for nature to act, just as it is on a shining sunny day or a
Bohuslav Kunat
Architecture and design cultivate a social and cultural environment specific to a given cultural region. Ideally, the rule should be that "place determines the plot". However, very often the plot is determined by people...
Szymon Rozwalka
In my opinion, there is no specific boundary for what is "enough". It's more about sensitivity - a sensitivity that rejects rubbish, unnecessary glitz, superficiality, and valueless consumption. To me, the combination of excess,
Marco Valerio Agretti
Now many big projects are often conceived as islands. This is not enough. No matter if operating in luxury or in more popular markets: relationships between new interventions and the pre-existing urban environment are
Erolda Cela
Italy, as you beautifully describe, offers a tradition of feeling - something that deeply resonates with my creative language. As a modest fashion designer and visual arts educator from Albania, I design with the
Steffen Lemmerzahl
We should look at what exists with fresh eyes, become more modest, and adapt the substance rather than replace it. Steffen Lemmerzahl, ArchitectSLIK Architekten, Switzerland This contribution is part of our ongoing
Slobodan Jović
Enough is space framed with logic, truth and empathy. Slobodan Jović, ArchitectBaza - Spatial Praxis Platform / Studio 50 50, Serbia This contribution is part of our ongoing survey “TOO MUCH? What
Constantinos Vassiliades
In a world saturated with excess, good architecture is about calibrating necessity with purpose. “Just enough” means creating spaces that are clear, humane, and responsive, meeting real needs without redundancy or noise. Architects should
Saimir Kristo
Prof. Assoc. Dr. Saimir Kristo is Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Creative Industries at Barleti University and Executive Director of the Architecture Fund in Albania. A practicing architect, he co-founded the
Ivan Mirkovski
Ivan Mirkovski, a BIG SEE Nominator, is a Macedonian architect, urbanist, and educator focusing on the social and ethical aspects of architecture. He is Professor of Urban Design at the University American College Skopje
Etleva Dobjani
Architect and urban planner Etleva Dobjani, BIG SEE Nominator and Lecturer as well as Head of the Department of Architecture and Design at Barleti University in Tirana, Albania, brings a critical academic perspective to
Gerdi Papa
Gerdi Papa, architect, product designer, researcher, and professor, serves as Head of the Department of Creative Industries at Barleti University in Tirana, Albania, and is a BIG SEE Nominator. He shares his reflection on
Nataša Perković
Product designer Nataša Perković from Sarajevo, founder of Studio Nataša Perković and educator at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, shares her thoughts for our 2026 festival theme “Too much? What is just
Alberto Campo Baeza
Architect Alberto Campo Baeza from Estudio Arquitectura Campo Baeza shares a short video reflection for our 2026 festival theme “Too much? What is just enough?”, answering the question: What does “just enough” mean to
Tadej Glažar
The question “Too much? What is just enough?” opens a reflection on the boundary between excess and balance in life, space, and culture. Excess is not always obvious – it can hide in information overload, in
Hasan Ayata
Scale. Because I am the human I was hundreds of years ago, when there was nothing, and everything was enough. My height, my weight, my emotions, what I ate, my smell memories, and the
Jörg Michel
When nothing ever feels like enough, and we criticize the world for being too much, the true journey of change begins within — in each of us. If the world outside always falls short,
Rodrigo Quintella Messina
Just enough is a house made to fall. With the Guarani Mbya of the Jaraguá Indigenous Land in São Paulo, I encountered architectures grounded in renewal rather than permanence, where rebuilding is not a
Gabrijelčič & Dabrović: Between Big Projects and “Fjaka”, the Art of Doing Nothing
In May 2025 Portorož hosted the two day BIG Architecture event, a meeting point for architects from across the region and beyond. Somewhere between award ceremonies, coffee breaks and tight schedules, we quickly put
Okolo by Grupa: Lights That Float, Frames That Hold
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
Neisako and Prostoria: Comfort Begins With the Eye
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