Simplicity in the logic of the sacred geometry.Beauty like the expression of the Divine.Sustainability in the use of construction and materials.Margareta Spajić, ArchitectStudio GRRR, Croatia This contribution is part of our ongoing survey
“All Measures of Architecture”17–19 April 2026The Open House Slovenia Architecture Festival (OHS) will open the doors of high-quality Slovenian architecture across the country for the seventeenth consecutive year. The event will take place from 17
Today’s technology allows us to walk around all the cities and towns of our world. Amazed, but also confused, young and future architects reach for someone else’s ideas, neglecting their own. Architecture has always
The answer lies in the traces of the thinking and practice of P. L. Nervi and B. Fuller and derivatives of the thinking of M. McLuhan. But equally, to consider creatively that ornament is
Just enough is when space allows us to breathe and feel at ease, without noise or excess. It is a quiet balance between function, emotion, light, and material. For me, enough in architecture is
When there is noise all around you, you must find peace within yourself. Architecture must be freed from everything that is excessive. It should reflect calmness and simplicity. We are not talking about isolating
Architecture finds its purpose not in what it adds to the world, but in what it makes possible within it: shelter, stillness, a sense of arrival. That moment when a space needs nothing more
In that case, "just enough" might mean designing spaces that balance simplicity with functionality, using strategies like: - Minimalist aesthetics to reduce visual noise - Green spaces for calm and sustainability - Adaptive reuse
Tomaž Ebenšpanger is an architect at SKUPAJ Arhitekti and an Assistant Professor at the University of Maribor’s Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture. As a BIG SEE Nominator, he actively supports emerging
Two thresholds may be identified as constituting “excess.” The first concerns the predominance of images over words: Arthur Brisbane’s assertion that “a picture is worth a thousand words” must be reconsidered, for language generates
Dušan Kočlík is a furniture and interior designer, educator, curator, publicist, activist and BIG SEE Nominator. He is Head of the Institute of Interior and Exhibition Design at the Faculty of Architecture and Design,
It is necessary to do projects from the heart. It is our world and we have maximum responsibility for every wall and for every “empty” and so-called “full” space. So it is enough if we
When does a bird stop building its nest?The common tailorbird stops folding and sewing not when it is perfect, but when it is enough to hold life—a humble beauty shaped by restraint and refined
The world is in a state of imbalance; the public has largely lost faith in our institutions and in our design qualities.If the First Century of Modernism focused on architectures of abstraction and ideas,
Throughout history, architecture has consistently engaged with the challenge of addressing humanity’s needs in relation to living space, public space, cultural expression, and religious practice. Excess has been a persistent condition in both life
For me, it’s a boundary. Designing homes today means having access to infinite possibilities: materials, technologies, references, ideas. The real challenge is not creativity anymore, it’s knowing when to stop. In the past decade,
Athanasios Babalis is an industrial and product designer based in Thessaloniki, Greece, with international experience in London and New York. He leads his own design studio and teaches at AKTO College and the International
There can be many answers to the question of what is just enough, but perhaps in our view it is a simple one involving the synchronization of a thought or idea and its visual
Elisa Burnazzi, award-winning architect from Burnazzi Feltrin Architetti, BIG SEE Nominator, and three-time Venice Biennale exhibitor, looks beyond technical efficiency to focus on what people actually need. She believes architecture must stop being a
In times of excess, enough is whatever is authentic, what carries your truth, your measure, your real voice. Authenticity is always just enough. Nevena Ivanović, Fashion Designer NEOVERSE, Serbia This contribution is
For me it’s important to keep my balance and my philosophy and faith within my lamps. I believe in lasting design values, like using durable and precious materials combined with up-to-date light solutions. For
I am the kind of architect who values simplicity over extravagance. My work seeks to remain more grounded, using the simple, yet well-thought means to fulfill architecture’s fundamental purpose — to offer shelter. At
In times of too much, what is just enough? As an interior designer, I follow the “Less is More” philosophy. I believe that the simpler a thing is, the more genius it becomes. If
In times of excess, enough is using only what we need, leaving behind harmony instead of waste. Andrei Ologeanu, Co-founderAOVarchitecture, Romania This contribution is part of our ongoing survey “TOO MUCH? What
Budapest, Hungary — The second edition of EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest (EDGE Fest), organised by Építészfórum, will take place on 18-19 June 2026 in Budapest at Dürer Kert and the industrial venues of Hengermalom.
Life in large urban areas has become unbearable. Although we were born in the center of a large city, fifteen to twenty years ago we decided to gradually move our lives from the capital
Enough is the margin: the quiet space where thoughts breathe and design shows us that what we truly need is already here. Enrico Bernuzzi, ArchitectBernuzzi Samori Architetti, Italy This contribution is part
Architecture offers the possibility of refuge from excess and noise, and a way to deal with complexity—not only understood as the act of building to physically and literally provide shelter for people, but also
I believe ‘just enough’ doesn’t necessarily mean we have to ‘give up’ something. But we do have to change. In Spread Studio’s 2025 forecast, I explore the Indigenous wisdom of the Navajo tribe: the
