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  • Athanasios Babalis

Athanasios Babalis

Magazine, Reflections, Reflections 2026|

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
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  • Tomaž Šimnovec

Tomaž Šimnovec

Magazine, Reflections, Reflections 2026, Survey, Survey 2026|

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
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  • Elisa Burnazzi

Elisa Burnazzi

Magazine, Reflections, Reflections 2026|

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
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  • Nevena Ivanović

Nevena Ivanović

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

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
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  • Szandra Szentgyörgyi

Szandra Szentgyörgyi

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

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
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  • Tomáš Tornyos

Tomáš Tornyos

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

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
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  • Liza Feil

Liza Feil

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

We live in an era of excess, where products multiply faster than our real needs. It’s also a time when every designer wants to build their own brand, resulting in countless small-scale options and
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  • Lora Deneva

Lora Deneva

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

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
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  • Andrei Ologeanu

Andrei Ologeanu

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

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
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  • Winy Maas (MVRDV), Studio Gang and Oppenheim Architecture Among Speakers at EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest 2026

Winy Maas (MVRDV), Studio Gang and Oppenheim Architecture Among Speakers at EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest 2026

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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.
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  • Vidor Fabian

Vidor Fabian

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

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
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  • Enrico Bernuzzi

Enrico Bernuzzi

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

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
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  • Ivan Delgado

Ivan Delgado

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

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
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  • Sidsel Eriksen

Sidsel Eriksen

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

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
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  • EDGE Awards 2026 – Call for Application

EDGE Awards 2026 – Call for Application

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EDGE Awards launches with a new category As part of the EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest, we are once again announcing the EDGE Awards, a platform dedicated to projects that redefine the boundaries of architecture
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  • Filippo Tisselli

Filippo Tisselli

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

For an architect, “just enough” is an act of balance and responsibility. It’s when a space works well, feels right, and asks for nothing more. It’s about subtraction: fewer materials, less waste, less noise.
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  • Iosif Arampatzis

Iosif Arampatzis

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

In a world that constantly accelerates and produces more than we can absorb, “enough” becomes an act of balance. It is the choice of essence over excess. To us, this “enough” means measure, care,
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  • Maja Horecká Nalevanková

Maja Horecká Nalevanková

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

The quiet power of design. Maja Horecká Nalevanková, Architect MOLO Architekti, Czech Republic This contribution is part of our ongoing survey “TOO MUCH? What is just enough?” where we collect personal reflections
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  • Sandra Djukic

Sandra Djukic

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

Reclaiming boredom: a space in time and mind where there is nothing assigned, nothing over-intellectualized or demands more than just kindness and our five senses. Sandra Djukic, Professor University of the Arts London, England
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  • Ana Armano Linta

Ana Armano Linta

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

Coming back to our roots. Finding stillness. Finding home. That is what I look for in design nowadays. After decades of chasing new technological developments, new fabricated materials, new looks, and new expressions, the
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  • Christina Tassioglou

Christina Tassioglou

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

My work is done when the space reflects the soul of the concept – not more, not less. Christina Tassioglou, Interior Designer Christina Tassioglou – Interior & Object Design, Austria This contribution
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  • Ana Marija Vukovska

Ana Marija Vukovska

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

In times of too much, just enough is that which sustains meaning. Architecture and design have the responsibility to filter excess rather than add to it, creating spaces that breathe, nurture connection, and support
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  • Andreas Kleboth

Andreas Kleboth

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

We already have too much land, too many buildings, and too much infrastructure. But the issue isn’t just quantity—it’s the quality of what we create. We waste vast areas on fragmented, underused spaces, leading
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  • Branislav Gregović

Branislav Gregović

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

Peace would be enough! Branislav Gregović, ArchitectStudio LXXVI, Montenegro This contribution is part of our ongoing survey “TOO MUCH? What is just enough?” where we collect personal reflections on excess and balance
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  • Vasco Matias Correia

Vasco Matias Correia

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

I would start by questioning what it is that there is too much of: too much information, too many unwarranted solicitations for consumption and affirmation, surely. But the world we live in is still,
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  • BELGRADE TO HOST THE 5TH ARHITEKTA FORUM

BELGRADE TO HOST THE 5TH ARHITEKTA FORUM

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BELGRADE – The 5th anniversary of the Arhitekta Forum, organized by Arhitekta magazine, will take place on May 9, 2026, at Belgrade’s MTS Dvorana. This year’s theme, "REURBANIZATION", addresses a crucial modern question: How to
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  • ArchyEnergy 2026 for Architects! Discover Inspiration and Innovation

ArchyEnergy 2026 for Architects! Discover Inspiration and Innovation

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The third edition of ArchyEnergy 2026, a conference and exhibition taking place on May 12–13 at the Master Center of the Novi Sad Fair, is the central meeting point for architects, designers, and planners
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  • Festival Days of ORIS 26

Festival Days of ORIS 26

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Join us at the 26th edition of the international architectural festival, Days of Oris, which will be held on May 9-10, 2026 (Saturday and Sunday) at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb. Organized
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  • Florian Nepravishta

Florian Nepravishta

Magazine, Reflections, Reflections 2026|

Florian Nepravishta is an architect, Full Professor, and former Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the Polytechnic University of Tirana. He specializes in heritage conservation and urban regeneration, while also serving
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  • Goran V. Anđelković

Goran V. Anđelković

Magazine, Survey, Survey 2026|

"As long as architecture remains in dialogue with the human being – with the body, perception, and way of life – it is possible to speak of measure." What is “Too Much” and what
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