Zoltan E PaliZoltan E. Pali, FAIA, is the creative energy and driving force behind the SPF: a's award-winning designs. In 1978, Mr. Pali began his architectural career, and 17 years later in 1995 he founded SPF: a. He has a degree in design from the University ofCalifornia Los Angeles, and much experience in the construction industry.

Before the founding of SPF: a, Pali worked for VCA, and Solberg and Lowe Architects, as well as collaborating in the case study Maestro, and was a protégé of Craig Ellwood and Jerrold E. Lomax. In 1990 Pali joined up with partner Judith Meda Fekete, and five years later formed what is now SPF: a.

Their award-winning firm has been featured as Architecture Magazine's Home of the Year Award (2003) and was given the AlA National Honor Award [2005] for the design of the Somis Hay Barn. Projects range in size and scope from 5,500-square-foot private homes to the 300,000-square-foot Getty Villa Museum, and include education, preservation, residential, institutional, commercial, and health-care facilities. Read More Read Less