Wood at Work
Visible timber surfaces organise circulation, frame collaboration and temper the technical character of contemporary offices. In workplace interiors, timber is rarely limited to furniture. It can form partitions, storage systems, meeting rooms,
Everything Is Urgent: Diego Tobalina González in Conversation with Selçuk Avcı
BIG SEE Interviews is a series of direct conversations between architects, designers and thinkers—not only about buildings, but about how we live, work and imagine the future. In this edition, architect and curator
Look Out, Look Up
Four structures turn looking into a two-way relationship: they open distant views while becoming points of orientation within the landscape. Observation architecture works in two directions. It raises the body, frames the
The Pull of a Glowing Circle
Round forms make artificial light feel familiar, calm and immediately recognisable. A luminous circle is one of the simplest images we recognise. Its associations arrive almost automatically: the moon at night, the
Coffee at the Centre
Light, material and visible preparation turn these cafés and bakeries into brief departures from the surrounding city. A café is a small interruption in the day. Most visits are short, which makes
Concrete, Cooled by Nature
Concrete rarely works alone. In these ten houses, it earns its effect only in relation to something that isn't concrete: a tree, a patch of shade, timber, or a garden. Concrete is
What Is Still Becoming?
Architecture stands between the worlds we inherit and futures that have not yet found their form. Civilization takes shape mostly without anyone noticing, in the small decisions of how we live, work,
Ten Interiors, Many Materials
Material contrast becomes a tool for organising space, guiding movement and shaping everyday life. A convincing interior does not depend on a single perfect material. It emerges from relationships: the warmth of
Chairs Between Craft, Comfort and Experiment
Five chairs demonstrate how designers continue to reinvent one of the most familiar objects through material, construction, comfort and form. The chair is the most ordinary object design has to offer, which
BIG SEE Perspectives: Building the Region’s Creative Future
Across Southeast Europe, a new generation of architects and designers is already shaping what comes next. Talent does not become visible through talent alone. It also needs recognition: someone willing to notice
What Brick Can Do
A selection of ten projects that explore brick and earth-based masonry as structure, skin, screen and memory. Brick begins with the ground. Its colour carries the tones of clay, soil, sand and
BIG SEE Awards 2026: Aftermovie
Revisit the celebration, encounters and highlights surrounding the BIG SEE Awards 2026. The BIG SEE Awards 2026 were presented on 21 and 22 May at the first unified BIG SEE Festival, held