Andrej Kalamar born in 1966 in Murska Sobota, graduated from University of Ljubljana Faculty of Architecture, where he finished specialist studies in Urban Planning in 2003. Founded Studio Kalamar in 2003. His projects received several international architectural awards. While the majority of their work focuses on residential, office and public buildings, the practices projects range from urban master plans to interior and furniture design. To them, projects have no scale: the same attention is devoted to design of a pencil as to a master plan of a city. The principal goal of the practice has always been to create built environment, to build. One of the basic decisions they made is never to specialise, they seek assignments in as broad a field as possible. Each new project is a new challenge, an opportunity to further develop and grow. Quality design always comes in conjunction with functionality and technical innovation, so the practice closely collaborates with clients and consultants from different fields. Each project is designed for its particular space with understanding that it is a part of a bigger picture, so as to seem that it had always belonged there. Environmental awareness plays an integral role in their work, as they believe that more and more of creative energy within the design process will soon be directed into limiting the consumption of natural resources and general environmental responsibility. From 1996 to 2011, thier completed projects have totalled over 300.000m2, all built on schedule and within their respective budgets.