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
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
Péter Zilahi, a renowned Hungarian architect, BIG SEE Nominator, and Associate Professor at the University of Pécs explores the delicate balance between personal expression and social responsibility. By examining how the "ego" can overwhelm
When is a design truly "enough"? George Bosnas, award-winning designer, BIG SEE Nominator, and AKTO College professor explores the boundary where technical discipline meets the "silent companion" of intuition to define the elusive moment
Alexandru-Cristian Bunii is an award-winning jewelry designer, BIG SEE Nominator, and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Design. Moving from the intimate scale of jewelry to the global scale of environmental impact,
Associate professor and BIG SEE Nominator Mojca Perše is an architect, designer, and academic who serves as the Vice Dean for Artistic Activities at the Faculty of Design in Ljubljana. She combines professional practice with
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, 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 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 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
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, 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
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, 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
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
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
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
