Boris Bežan

Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana with a master’s degree in architecture and contemporary culture at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He established Bax studio in 2017 as part of the continuation of MX_SI architectural studio, which he co-founded in 2005 after winning his first important international competition “Federico Garcia Lorca Center” in Granada. In cooperation with partners, he has won several international important architectural open competitions such as Gösta Pavilion Serlachius Museum in Finland, Papalote museum in Mexico, Rog Cultural center in Slovenia, and Kunstsilo museum in Norway. His works were published and recognized worldwide and he received several important prizes that confirm the quality of his realizations like the Plečnik award in 2014 and the Spanish international architecture prize award in 2013. In addition to his architectural practice, he is involved in architectural education teaching at the Faculty of Architecture in Maribor. In 2018 he was a visiting professor at the School of Architecture of the University of Texas at Austin.