Big Architecture Festival
Programme
In its current form, Big Architecture festival features a wide variety of activities aimed at establishing a steady, multi-disciplinary flow of best practices to architects and adjacent creators from throughout the region. The central event of the festival is the trade fair, which is the leading event of its kind in Southeast Europe. It gives advanced architects, building professionals, and other decision makers an opportunity to see and experience new materials, innovative technologies and advanced techniques.
The festival also features a number of lectures and other learning events. For example, the 2019 edition of the Festival saw a lecture by Montenegrin curator Dijana Vučinić on the public/private divide in architecture with a focus on the specific historical situation surrounding tenders and competitions in the region, and a talk by Marko Dabrović on the insufficient use of IT to coordinate different parts of the building process in Southeast Europe.
In the broader framework of the Month of Design, the event also features virtual pavilions representing each of the 19 countries of the region where guests can view a synthesis of creativity from each country that includes not only architecture and interior design, but also visual design, product design, wood design, and tourist design.
Awards
Beginning in 2009, the Big Architecture Festival culminated in the presentation of the Hiša Award. Presented in conjunction with award's namesake, Hiše Magazine, each year the award recognised several outstanding examples of home architecture from throughout the world (hiša means house). Winning works were given an exhibition at the festival and a dedicated issue of Hiše Magazine.
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