Focus Austria: Martina Hatzenbichler’s Vision for Flexible Ritual Centered Urban Living in Green Loft Vienna
The Green Loft is a light-flooded, spacious apartment located on the rooftops in the heart of Vienna. Through close collaboration with the new owner, the spatial organization of a conventional floor plan
Focus Austria: Juri Troy Highlights the Role of Architecture in Windkraft Simonsfeld’s Sustainable Growth Strategy
The expansion of the company headquarters in Ernstbrunn had become necessary due to a period of strong growth in recent years. The aim of the project was to create additional office space
Focus Austria: Preserving Heritage and Creating Contemporary Home at Dirnbergergut with Moser und Hager Architekten
History and Task The initial situation before the conversion was a historic farmstead in the area north of the Danube. The existing ensemble is characterized by two separate building parts: a
Focus Austria: Roman Delugan Reveals the Vision Behind DMAA’s Zero-Energy Greenhouse at Shanghai Expo Cultural Park
The zeitgeist has shifted towards recognizing nature as the essential basis of our living environment. And nature has also moved to the heart of architecture. In recent years, as it has repeatedly addressed
Focus Austria: Studio Jakob Sellaoui Revives Outdated Row Housing Typology with Contemporary Design
Instead of inventing something new, the project looks for existing principles that can be continued. The increasing demand for housing at the time led to the continuous construction of housing estates, especially
Designing the Process: A Conversation Between Melike Altınışık & Jurij Ličen
This BIG SEE Talk took place in Portorož during the BIG Architecture 2025 event in May, bringing together two architects with a shared educational background at the Architectural Association in London and early
Interview with Román Meyer Falcón, Secretary of Agrarian, Land, and Urban Development in Mexico
Mexico’s Urban Improvement Programme For five decades, few architects had public or social commissions in Mexico, and it was not until the election of the left‑wing political party Morena in 2018 that
Building a palimpsest
Sensitive approach to re-thinking built heritage An architectural pearl – a precious remnant from another age – stands on an elevated street with a breath-taking view over the historical urban core of
Vernacular Roots and Global Visions: Miha Dešman Meets Huang Huaihai
During the BIG Architecture 2025 event in Portorož, Slovenian architect Miha Dešman—Dean and full professor at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana—and Huang Huaihai, Deputy Chief Architect at China Southwest Architectural Design
Architecture Shouldn’t Feel Like a Funeral: A Talk with Mjölk Architects
In a profession often weighed down by solemnity and convention, Czech architecture studio Mjölk is a rare force of lightness, spontaneity, and social intent. At the BIG Architecture 2025 event in Portorož, the
Interview with Zoran and Dragica Doršner
Architects who built the Olympic City, Sarajevo Dragica and Zoran Doršner belong to the post-war generation of Yugoslavia, and were the architects who built the Olympic City in Sarajevo for the XIV
Introducing BIG SEE Focus Series
Every two weeks, BIG SEE Focus highlights the most defining works from one Southeast European country—recent projects from 2024–2025 that don’t just reflect the present, but shape it. These are bold statements. Cultural markers.