Miha Dešman graduated from Ljubljana Faculty of Architecture in 1981 and continued postgraduate studies at the IUAV in Venice. He is a founder and member of DESSA Gallery since 1982. With Katarina Pirkmajer Dešman he founded Atelje Dešman (1983 – 2003) which transformed with partners into studio DANS arhitekti in 2004. Since 2010 he is professor of history and architectural design at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture where he is also a dean. Since 1986 he has been a member of the editorial team of AB, International Magazine for Theory of Architecture and its executive editor from 1995. As a member of the editorial board and editor of the reference books in KRTINA publishing house, he received the Plečnik award (1988) in the field of theory of architecture. President of the Association of Architects Ljubljana between 2003 and 2006 and president of the executive board of the Plečnik Found from 2006 to 2022. In 2022 he was awarded with The Platinum Pencil Award for outstanding achievements in architecture. He received the Piranesi Prize (1990) and the nomination for the Plečnik Medal (2004). The architectural projects developed by DANS arhitekti were nominated for the Piranesi Award (2008) and Plečnik Award (2010). Recent recognitions include the European Prize for Urban Public Space – joint winner (2012) and the nomination for the Mies van der Rohe prize (2015), they got the Golden Pencil Award (2013), the first National Award for wooden construction (2013), and nomination for the Brick Award (2014) , Architizer A+ Award, 2016 (jury winner), nomination for the Mies Van der Rohe Award 2017, First Prize at the Salon of Architecture Novi Sad in the category of architecture 2018, Golden Pencil Award 2023 etc.