Sadar+Vuga

We are rigorous, yet humorous.
We are focused. We are curious.
We research and test.
We engineer atmospheres.
We create innovative, realistic, public, and intimate environments.

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Boštjan Vuga, Founding Partner

Boštjan Vuga is an architectural practitioner, researcher, educator, and editor. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Ljubljana in 1992. In 1995 he completed his postgraduate studies at the AA School of Architecture in London. Along Jurij Sadar he co-founded SADAR+VUGA architectural office in 1996.
Since 1998 Boštjan Vuga has regularly lectured at various architectural schools, conferences and symposia in Slovenia and abroad. He has been a visiting professor at Berlage Institute Rotterdam, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC Barcelona), Technical University Berlin (TU Berlin), Muenster School of Architecture (MSA), Confluence School of Architecture Lyon, Technical University Graz (TU Graz) and Politecnico Milano. From 2019 to 2023 he was Diploma Unit Master at the AA School of Architecture London. In 2021 he was appointed full professor of architecture at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana.
From 2014 - 2019 he was the President of the Council of the public institution MAO Museum of Architecture and Design. Since 2022 he has been the Chairman of the Board of the Jože Plečnik Architect Fund. He is also the author of numerous articles on contemporary architecture and urbanism published in national and international professional and non-professional publications.

Jurij Sadar, Founding Partner

Jurij Sadar graduated at the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana (1987) and worked as an independent architect until 1993. From 1993 to 1997 he worked as assistant professor at the same faculty. In 1996 he co-founded SADAR+VUGA architectural office along with Boštjan Vuga.

In 2013, he resumed teaching at the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana. By 2019, he was appointed as a full professor, where he teaches and leads the Studio Sadar Unit. In 2021, he was also appointed as the head of the Chair for Design and Presentation. Since 2019, has been closely involved in development of the spatial strategy for the University of Ljubljana.

He lectures at architectural schools, conferences, and symposia in Slovenia and abroad, among others Piran Days of Architecture, SCI – ARCH Los Angeles, New trends of Architecture Tokyo and Melbourne, UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design Los Angeles, Skulptur Projekte Münster, Tsinghula University Beijing, BauWelt Münich, Malta Design Week, Skopje Architecture Week, Kotor Architectural Summer School, Semaine Internationale d’architecture in Nancy, School for Architecture Hunan University Changsha and Faculty of Architecture STU Bratislava.

Miha Čebulj, Partner

Miha Čebulj graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana (2002) and completed postgraduate studies at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam (2005), focusing on parametric architecture.
He worked at SADAR+VUGA from 2006 till 2017 as the project leader for large scale projets in Slovenia and abroad, including the Stožice Sports Hall, the Portoval Sports Hall, the Air Traffic Control Center at Brnik, and the SOAG Building and Sports Hall in Ghent, Belgium.
From 2017 to 2019 he worked as assistant professor at the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana. After this he founded MCA architecural office.
His research and work was presented at international exhibitions at Venice, Barcelona, Rotterdam, The Hague, Tirana and Ljubljana and extensively published in national and international professional press and mass media. He has lectured, exhibited, and mentored workshops internationally, including Ljubljana, Zagreb, Graz, Tirana, Zurich, Amsterdam, and Barcelona. He participates with research papers at international architectural conferences, focusing on responsive architecture and innovative building techniques.
From 2020 he continued to collaborate with SADAR+VUGA and joined office as partner in 2025.

2026	BIG SEE Award; Ljubljana, Slovenia Winner – Infrastructure Category Nova Gorica Railway Station Redevelopment and Underpass Vrtača
2025	Mies van der Rohe Award 2026; nomination, Barcelona, Spain ELIPSA Residential Building, Ljubljana, Slovenia
	Mies van der Rohe Award 2026; nomination, Barcelona, Spain Renovation of Nova Gorica Railway Station, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
	Piranesi Award; Nomination, Piran, Slovenia Renovation of Nova Gorica Railway Station, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
	MDM Foundation Award; Belgrade, Serbia Award for Realized Work in the Field of Housing Architecture, 2024/2025 ELIPSA Residential Building, Ljubljana, Slovenia
	BIG SEE Award; Ljubljana, Slovenia Winner – Interior of the Year – Public Interior Skatepark Stožice
2021	Patina Pencil Award Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, 1996-1999
	Plečnik Medal Nomination Association of Architects, Ljubljana, Slovenia Building T - New Building for the Faculty of Social Work HOGENT, Gent, Belgium
	Salon of architecture Award “Guest of the Salon”, Association of Architects, Belgrade, Serbia Building T - New Building for the Faculty of Social Work HOGENT, Gent, Belgium
2018	Plečnik Medal Nomination Association of Architects, Ljubljana, Slovenia King’s House for Golf Course Bled
2017	Interior of the Year Award Month of Design Ljubljana, Slovenia Renovation of the Bank of Slovenia Lobby
2016	Mies van der Rohe Nomination; Barcelona, Spain Slovenska Boulevard
	Golden Pencil Award Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia Slovenska Boulevard
	Interior of the Year Award Month of Design Ljubljana, Slovenia Apartment SP
	Interior of the Year Award Month of Design Ljubljana, Slovenia Apartment SP
2015	Mies van der Rohe nomination; Barcelona, Spain Air Traffic Control Center (ATCC)
2014	Plečnik Medal Association of Architects, Ljubljana, Slovenia Air Traffic Control Center (ATCC)
	Archmaraton Award; Milano, Italy Air Traffic Control Center (ATCC)
	Architizer A+ Awards; nomination, New York, USA Air Traffic Control Center (ATCC)
2013	Golden Pencil Award; LChamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia Air Traffic Control Center (ATCC) Cultural Center of EU Space Technologies (KSEVT)
	Iconic Award; German Design Council, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Winner in the category sorporate architecture: Air Traffic Control Center (ATCC) Winner in the category public architecture: Cultural Center of EU Space Technologies (KSEVT)
	Plečnik Award; Association of Architects, Ljubljana, Slovenia Cultural Center of EU Space Technologies (KSEVT)
	Piranesi Award nomination; Piran, Slovenia Air Traffic Control Center (ATCC)
2012	Trend Award; Ljubljana, Slovenia Cultural Center of EU Space Technologies (KSEVT)
	Trend Award; Ljubljana, Slovenia Football Stadium and Multipurpose Sports Hall Stožice
	Mies van der Rohe Award; nomination, Barcelona, Spain Cultural Center of EU Space Technologies (KSEVT)
	Piranesi Award nomination; Piran, Slovenia Cultural Center of EU Space Technologies (KSEVT)
2011	Platinum Pencil; Ljubljana, Slovenia for extensive work
	Best Steel Structure in Slovenia 2010; Ljubljana, Slovenia Multipurpose Sports Hall Stožice
	Župančič Award; Ljubljana, Slovenia Sports Park Stožice
	International LEAF Award; nomination Sports Park Stožice
2010	Bsi Swiss Architectural Award; nomination, Mendrisio, Switzerland
	The Architecture Award; European Commercial Property Awards, Public Service Sports Park Stožice
	Piranesi Award; nomination, Piran, Slovenia Sports Park Stožice
2009	Golden Pencil Award; Ljubljana, Slovenia Vila Beli Križ
	The Chicago Athenaeum: International Architecture Awards 2009; Florence, Italy Intra Studio
2008	Mies van der Rohe Award 2009; nomination, Barcelona, Spain Two Villas Koseze
	World Architecture Festival; nomination, Barcelona, Spain Apartment House Gradaška
	Leaf Awards 2008; nomination, London, United Kingdom Apartment House Gradaška
	Iakov Chernikov International Prize; nomination, Moscow, Russia
2007	Marus Prize For Architecture; nomination, Milwaukee, USA
2006	Mies van der Rohe Award 2007; nomination, Barcelona, Spain
2005	Trend Prize; for special results in visual creativity, Ljubljana, Slovenia Condominium Trnovski Pristan
	Trend Prize; for special results in visual creativity, Ljubljana, Slovenia Apartment House Gradaška
2004	Mies van der Rohe Award 2005; nomination, Barcelona, Spain Condominium Trnovski Pristan
2003	Eccs Steel Design Award; Luzern, Switzerland Mercator Shopping Centre
2002	Mies van der Rohe Award 2003; nomination, Barcelona, Spain Central Part of National Gallery
2002	Mies van der Rohe Award 2003; nomination, Barcelona, Spain Central Part of National Gallery
2001	Bauwelt Prize; Berlin, Germany Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
	Eccs Steel Design Award; Venice, Italy Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
	International Architecture Award Francesco Borromini; finalist, Rome, Italy Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
	Trend Prize for special results in visual creativity; Ljubljana, Slovenia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
	Plečnik Medal; Ljubljana, Slovenia Arcadia Lightwear Office and Exhibition Building
2000	Mies van der Rohe Award 2001; nomination, Barcelona, Spain Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
1999	Piranesi Award; Piran, Slovenia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia

Urša Vrhunc	Creative lead
Studio Nejc Prah	Graphic design
Vili Koprivec	Development
Mateja Jodrović Potočnik	Portraits

We are rigorous, yet humorous.
We are focused. We are curious.
We research and test.
We engineer atmospheres.
We create innovative, realistic, public, and intimate environments.

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Credits

Miha Čebulj	Architect
Mirjam Milić	Architect
Maja Omerzel	Architect
Belén Villán Fernández	Architect
Petko Grabljić	Architect
Matjaž Bahor	Architect
Andraž Seifert	Architect
Tinka Dolinar	Architect
Jan Opeka	Architect
Nicholas Hartman	Architect
Sofia Komar	Architect
Urška Malič	Architect
Jelisaveta Petrić	Architect
Andreja Dežman Grbić	Administration

We are rigorous, yet humorous.We are focused. We are curious.We research and test.We engineer atmospheres.We create innovative, realistic, public, and intimate environments.

About

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SADAR+VUGA d.o.o.Wolfova 11000 LjubljanaSlovenia

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We are rigorous, yet humorous.
We are focused. We are curious.
We research and test.
We engineer atmospheres.
We create innovative, realistic, public, and intimate environments.

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1000 Ljubljana
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