статия от д-р арх. Любинка Стоилова
в сп. Архитектура, 1999, бр. 1, с. 22-24.
BENEDICTUS Prize Goes to Bulgarian Born Architect
an article by Ljubinka Stoilova
in Arkhitektura (Architecture), 1999, No, 1, pp. 22-24.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Наградата 'Benedictus' за 1998 година за арх. Анета Булант-Каменова и арх. Клаус Вайлцер
Галерия за килими и модерни изкуства в Залцбург
статия от д-р арх. Любинка Стоилова
в сп. Архитектура, 1999, бр. 1, с. 22-24.
BENEDICTUS Prize Goes to Bulgarian Born Architect
an article by Ljubinka Stoilova
in Arkhitektura (Architecture), 1999, No, 1, pp. 22-24.
статия от д-р арх. Любинка Стоилова
в сп. Архитектура, 1999, бр. 1, с. 22-24.
BENEDICTUS Prize Goes to Bulgarian Born Architect
an article by Ljubinka Stoilova
in Arkhitektura (Architecture), 1999, No, 1, pp. 22-24.
Bohuslav Fuchs - Architekt der Tschechischen Avantgarde / Бохуслав Фухс - архитект на чешкия авангард
Галерията в партера на офис сградата на австрийската осигурителна компания
Vienna Insurance Group - 'Architektur im Ringturm',
откри на 7.12.2010 г. поредната архитектурна изложба,
посветена на чешкия архитект Бохускав Фухс.
Галерията ще бъде отворена за
изкушените от архитектурата на чешкия авангард
от 09.12.2010 до 18.03.2011 г.
Куратор на изложбата e отново Адолф Щилер с Ян Сапак и
сътрудничеството на Музея на град Бърно.
On December 7, 2010 the gallery 'Architektur im Ringturm'
on the ground floor of the office building of Vienna Insurance Group
at 30 Schottenring, 1010 Vienna
inuagurated the next architectural exhibition
dedicated to the Czech architect Bohuslav Fuchs.
The gallery will be open for the public
interested in the architecture of the Czech avantguarde
from 09.12.2010 up to 18.03.2011.
Curator is again Adolf Stiller with Jan Sapak and the
cooperation of the Museum of the City of Brünn.
Vienna Insurance Group - 'Architektur im Ringturm',
откри на 7.12.2010 г. поредната архитектурна изложба,
посветена на чешкия архитект Бохускав Фухс.
Галерията ще бъде отворена за
изкушените от архитектурата на чешкия авангард
от 09.12.2010 до 18.03.2011 г.
Куратор на изложбата e отново Адолф Щилер с Ян Сапак и
сътрудничеството на Музея на град Бърно.
On December 7, 2010 the gallery 'Architektur im Ringturm'
on the ground floor of the office building of Vienna Insurance Group
at 30 Schottenring, 1010 Vienna
inuagurated the next architectural exhibition
dedicated to the Czech architect Bohuslav Fuchs.
The gallery will be open for the public
interested in the architecture of the Czech avantguarde
from 09.12.2010 up to 18.03.2011.
Curator is again Adolf Stiller with Jan Sapak and the
cooperation of the Museum of the City of Brünn.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Adapting to Climate Change: Architects Indispensable
BRUSSELS, 6 December 2010: Architecture is a key profession in reducing the effects of climate change, as energy use in buildings is one of the major producers of green house gases. Measures are needed to ensure that the current economic crisis does not lessen architects' ability to adapt to climate change. This is the main message that emerges from the Architects Council of Europe (ACE) conference held on Friday 3rd December in the European Parliament.
In their work architects have the opportunity to provide a "role model" for other citizens in sustainable development, and in involving society in the future of the planet. The Conference, held as part of the activities to mark the ACE's 20th anniversary, debated forthcoming European Directives, which could affect the course of architecture over the next ten years. This is in keeping with the ACE's belief in the importance of collaborating with the EU in the design of legislation.
press release:
20th Anniversary of the ACE – 29th November to 3rd December 2010
http://acecae.www2.produweb.be/public/contents/index/category_id/223/language/en
The ACE was founded in Treviso in 1990, which means that 2010 is the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the ACE. During that period the ACE has made of significant achievements and established herself as an essential interlocutor for EU policy and legislation that affects the quality of the built environment.
In order to mark this occasion, the ACE has, thanks to the generous sponsorship and support of several companies and associations, organised a series of events in the week commencing 29th of November 2010 which will allow the ACE, its delegates and other partners in the construction sector to celebrate this occasion.
The ACE has arranged for the undertaking of the 2010 Sector Study of the profession so that its results can be delivered on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary.
As a particular highlight of the events, there was a special holding of the General Assembly of the ACE in the premises of the European Parliament. The programme for that day (3rd December) was structured as a high level Conference which was addressed by a number of prominent personalities and experts.
The themes of the day addressed European level policy and legislation and was the platform through which the results of the Sector Study 2010 were presented for the first time.
In their work architects have the opportunity to provide a "role model" for other citizens in sustainable development, and in involving society in the future of the planet. The Conference, held as part of the activities to mark the ACE's 20th anniversary, debated forthcoming European Directives, which could affect the course of architecture over the next ten years. This is in keeping with the ACE's belief in the importance of collaborating with the EU in the design of legislation.
press release:
20th Anniversary of the ACE – 29th November to 3rd December 2010
http://acecae.www2.produweb.be/public/contents/index/category_id/223/language/en
The ACE was founded in Treviso in 1990, which means that 2010 is the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the ACE. During that period the ACE has made of significant achievements and established herself as an essential interlocutor for EU policy and legislation that affects the quality of the built environment.
In order to mark this occasion, the ACE has, thanks to the generous sponsorship and support of several companies and associations, organised a series of events in the week commencing 29th of November 2010 which will allow the ACE, its delegates and other partners in the construction sector to celebrate this occasion.
The ACE has arranged for the undertaking of the 2010 Sector Study of the profession so that its results can be delivered on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary.
As a particular highlight of the events, there was a special holding of the General Assembly of the ACE in the premises of the European Parliament. The programme for that day (3rd December) was structured as a high level Conference which was addressed by a number of prominent personalities and experts.
The themes of the day addressed European level policy and legislation and was the platform through which the results of the Sector Study 2010 were presented for the first time.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
World Sustainable by Design
The International Union of Architects is committed to making our world sustainable by design.
The Copenhagen Declaration of December 2009
UIA SUSTAINABLE BY DESIGN STRATEGY AND THE MEMBER SECTIONS
The Copenhagen Declaration of December 2009
UIA SUSTAINABLE BY DESIGN STRATEGY AND THE MEMBER SECTIONS
Thursday, November 18, 2010
For a new culture of architecture and energy
SolarInput - Konrad-Zuse-Str. 14 - 99099 Erfurt 0361,
info(at)solarinput.de
Press Release
Architects and the solar industry are working on specific and realistic climate protection.
Erfurt, 11 November 2010: Three weeks before the climate summit in Cancún the Bauhaus.SOLAR conference that ended today in Erfurt proved that the challenges surrounding climate protection can be solved at an international level. More than 350 experts from 10 countries discussed the different aspects of sustainable building and presented specific solutions and comprehensive concepts.
Urban planners, landscape architects, building architects, civil engineers, technicians, developers, designers, users and architectural theoreticians from different scientific and economic institutions can learn from this multidisciplinary forum.
Efficient technologies, products and concepts for climate-adapted and cost-effective building are available. The only thing missing is their wide-ranging use. One particular concern of the Bauhaus.SOLAR conference is therefore supporting new designers to develop and implement solar architecture in a way which is innovative. This is because only if an energy-related architectural aesthetic is developed over the long term will it be possible for the technologies to find the necessary acceptance at planners, designers and users.
The fact that constructive and innovative solutions exist for almost all questions concerning sustainable building was also highlighted by the speakers at the 3rd international Bauhaus.SOLAR conference in Erfurt: both for the planning, structural engineering, urban development, landscape design as well as for the design of the electrical power supply and/or grids. In addition to financial investment, sustainable building also requires a willingness to leave behind conventional ideas and approaches.
Dr. Hubert Aulich, Chairman of the organiser SolarInput e. V., called for more action from both architects and the solar energy industry:
"The levels of acceptance for solar technology in buildings will increase if new approaches to design are found and implemented. All of those involved must now work hard to put architecture and energy into a state of harmony."
According to the Vice-Chancellor of the Bauhaus-University Weimar, Prof. Gerd Zimmermann, the ambitious goals of the energy concept being developed at the political level "...can be achieved with the concepts that have been presented at the conference. This also means, however, that the piecemeal nature of the current applications should come to an end. New buildings and urban concepts are now required."
The subject-related range of the presentations stretched from kindergartens with a reduced primary energy requirement to aesthetic, environmentally-friendly, cost-effective designs of modern solar plants, floating multi-MW-hybrid power stations, through to the energy-efficient urban development model in Leipzig. The aim of solar building is for both buildings and residential developments to move from being consumers to producers of energy; construction is firmly set on the path towards the development of the plus energy building.
Bauhaus.SOLAR with maximum 'level of effectiveness':
The conference was also able to significantly improve its impact in 2010. In the region of 350 specialist visitors attended in excess of 40 presentations - meaning an increase of almost 35 percent compared with 2009. The increased relevance of the conference at a content and media level is also reflected in the participation of the business sector: this year, sponsors and exhibitors presented innovative construction materials and technologies. This corresponds with a doubling in comparison with 2009. The cooperation and media partnerships also became greater in number and more international in nature.
About SolarInput:
Since 2003, SolarInput has been managing the network of solar companies, service providers, research and educational facilities and local authorities in Thuringia, Germany, where it works hard to achieve strategic sector-spanning networking and regional anchoring of the solar sector as well as the use of solar technology on location. SolarInput is part of the Solar Valley Central Germany excellence cluster, the leading international photovoltaics cluster, sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the organiser of the international series of Bauhaus.SOLAR research conferences.
Media contact:
Jana Liebe, SolarInput e.V., Konrad-Zuse-Str. 14, 99099 Erfurt
Email: j.liebe(at)solarinput.de, Tel.: (+49) 0361 - 427 68 50
The Bauhaus.SOLAR AWARD goes to Münster:
the winner of the Bauhaus.SOLAR AWARD, which was conferred for the first time, is the 'POWER.plant' project, submitted by Pascal Maas from MSA, the Münster School of Architecture. The design was awarded EUR 8,000.00 in prize money. It is an exemplary presentation of the use of innovative technologies in building facades and the use of micro-algae cultures in the area of (solar) architecture.
It shows an exemplary interpretation of innovative technology on the facade and the use of microalgae cultures in the (solar) architecture. "It is a new architectural form of expression in which the algae produce oxygen in the facade, therefore absorbing carbon dioxide", according to Michael Frielinghaus.
"At the same time, biodiesel is produced in this innovative way which then drives a cogeneration unit."
This results in a circuit which leads to the building emitting minimum pollutants. Hubert Aulich adds: "This concept approach is a model example for the long-term deployment and use of solar energy by biological means."
Over 90 submissions from Europe and Japan competed for the prize, which supports the new generation of planners and designers, and which also introduces them to energy-efficient solar building and renovations.
www.bauhaus-solar-award.de
SOLAR AWARD 2010 sponsored for the first time by SolarInput, Solarvalley Mitteldeutschland, the German Solar Industry Association and European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA).
"The Bauhaus.SOLAR AWARD sends an important signal to Europe", emphasises Michael Frielinghaus, Chair of the jury and President of the Association of German Architects (BDA). "Renewable energies are the starting point for forward-looking ideas in design, architecture and urban development."
"The promotion of young talent in architecture and design is an important commitment for the award sponsors",
says Dr. Hubert Aulich, Chair of SolarInput.
"Young designers and architects develop buildings that generate more energy than they use thanks to the integration of renewable energies and receive a new form and function. With this they are making a crucial contribution to effective climate protection."
As well as the Bauhaus.SOLAR Award, two other projects received awards, which were each endowed with 1.500 EUR:
firstly Matt Townsend from Oxford Brookes University with his H2SOLAR project. He starts from the vision that in 2040 sea levels will have risen so much as a result of climate change that major cities like London are under threat. The threatening lack of drinking water caused by this is remedied by innovatively collecting and preparing rainwater using power produced by photovoltaics.
Secondly, the "Sun Place, a solar petrol station for India"
project by Bianka Brandl from the Bauhaus University Weimar,
which is an exciting interpretation in an urban planning context.
She tackles gridlocks in an Indian megacity with an e-mobility district which not only supplies drive power for rickshaws but also meets driver's requirements.
The other nine nominated projects receive a recognition reward from the sponsors of 500 EUR each.
The international jury includes the elected Chair, Michael Frielinghaus, President of the Association of German Architects and the following:
Dr. Hubert Aulich, PV Crystalox Solar, SolarInput e.V.
Prof. Heiko Bartels, Bauhaus University Weimar
Dipl.-Ing. Martin Haas, Behnisch Architects
Dr. Winfried Hoffmann, Vice President of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Ruth, Bauhaus University Weimar
Dr. Ing. M. A. Heide Schuster, WSGreenTechnologies GmbH
Prof. Daniel Hausig, Saar Academy of the Visual Arts
Dipl.-Ing. Michael Frielinghaus, President of the BDA (Association of German Architects), BLFP-Frielinghaus Architects
Prof. Alessandra Scognamiglio, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA)
info(at)solarinput.de
Press Release
Architects and the solar industry are working on specific and realistic climate protection.
Erfurt, 11 November 2010: Three weeks before the climate summit in Cancún the Bauhaus.SOLAR conference that ended today in Erfurt proved that the challenges surrounding climate protection can be solved at an international level. More than 350 experts from 10 countries discussed the different aspects of sustainable building and presented specific solutions and comprehensive concepts.
Urban planners, landscape architects, building architects, civil engineers, technicians, developers, designers, users and architectural theoreticians from different scientific and economic institutions can learn from this multidisciplinary forum.
Efficient technologies, products and concepts for climate-adapted and cost-effective building are available. The only thing missing is their wide-ranging use. One particular concern of the Bauhaus.SOLAR conference is therefore supporting new designers to develop and implement solar architecture in a way which is innovative. This is because only if an energy-related architectural aesthetic is developed over the long term will it be possible for the technologies to find the necessary acceptance at planners, designers and users.
The fact that constructive and innovative solutions exist for almost all questions concerning sustainable building was also highlighted by the speakers at the 3rd international Bauhaus.SOLAR conference in Erfurt: both for the planning, structural engineering, urban development, landscape design as well as for the design of the electrical power supply and/or grids. In addition to financial investment, sustainable building also requires a willingness to leave behind conventional ideas and approaches.
Dr. Hubert Aulich, Chairman of the organiser SolarInput e. V., called for more action from both architects and the solar energy industry:
"The levels of acceptance for solar technology in buildings will increase if new approaches to design are found and implemented. All of those involved must now work hard to put architecture and energy into a state of harmony."
According to the Vice-Chancellor of the Bauhaus-University Weimar, Prof. Gerd Zimmermann, the ambitious goals of the energy concept being developed at the political level "...can be achieved with the concepts that have been presented at the conference. This also means, however, that the piecemeal nature of the current applications should come to an end. New buildings and urban concepts are now required."
The subject-related range of the presentations stretched from kindergartens with a reduced primary energy requirement to aesthetic, environmentally-friendly, cost-effective designs of modern solar plants, floating multi-MW-hybrid power stations, through to the energy-efficient urban development model in Leipzig. The aim of solar building is for both buildings and residential developments to move from being consumers to producers of energy; construction is firmly set on the path towards the development of the plus energy building.
Bauhaus.SOLAR with maximum 'level of effectiveness':
The conference was also able to significantly improve its impact in 2010. In the region of 350 specialist visitors attended in excess of 40 presentations - meaning an increase of almost 35 percent compared with 2009. The increased relevance of the conference at a content and media level is also reflected in the participation of the business sector: this year, sponsors and exhibitors presented innovative construction materials and technologies. This corresponds with a doubling in comparison with 2009. The cooperation and media partnerships also became greater in number and more international in nature.
About SolarInput:
Since 2003, SolarInput has been managing the network of solar companies, service providers, research and educational facilities and local authorities in Thuringia, Germany, where it works hard to achieve strategic sector-spanning networking and regional anchoring of the solar sector as well as the use of solar technology on location. SolarInput is part of the Solar Valley Central Germany excellence cluster, the leading international photovoltaics cluster, sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the organiser of the international series of Bauhaus.SOLAR research conferences.
Media contact:
Jana Liebe, SolarInput e.V., Konrad-Zuse-Str. 14, 99099 Erfurt
Email: j.liebe(at)solarinput.de, Tel.: (+49) 0361 - 427 68 50
The Bauhaus.SOLAR AWARD goes to Münster:
the winner of the Bauhaus.SOLAR AWARD, which was conferred for the first time, is the 'POWER.plant' project, submitted by Pascal Maas from MSA, the Münster School of Architecture. The design was awarded EUR 8,000.00 in prize money. It is an exemplary presentation of the use of innovative technologies in building facades and the use of micro-algae cultures in the area of (solar) architecture.
It shows an exemplary interpretation of innovative technology on the facade and the use of microalgae cultures in the (solar) architecture. "It is a new architectural form of expression in which the algae produce oxygen in the facade, therefore absorbing carbon dioxide", according to Michael Frielinghaus.
"At the same time, biodiesel is produced in this innovative way which then drives a cogeneration unit."
This results in a circuit which leads to the building emitting minimum pollutants. Hubert Aulich adds: "This concept approach is a model example for the long-term deployment and use of solar energy by biological means."
Over 90 submissions from Europe and Japan competed for the prize, which supports the new generation of planners and designers, and which also introduces them to energy-efficient solar building and renovations.
www.bauhaus-solar-award.de
SOLAR AWARD 2010 sponsored for the first time by SolarInput, Solarvalley Mitteldeutschland, the German Solar Industry Association and European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA).
"The Bauhaus.SOLAR AWARD sends an important signal to Europe", emphasises Michael Frielinghaus, Chair of the jury and President of the Association of German Architects (BDA). "Renewable energies are the starting point for forward-looking ideas in design, architecture and urban development."
"The promotion of young talent in architecture and design is an important commitment for the award sponsors",
says Dr. Hubert Aulich, Chair of SolarInput.
"Young designers and architects develop buildings that generate more energy than they use thanks to the integration of renewable energies and receive a new form and function. With this they are making a crucial contribution to effective climate protection."
As well as the Bauhaus.SOLAR Award, two other projects received awards, which were each endowed with 1.500 EUR:
firstly Matt Townsend from Oxford Brookes University with his H2SOLAR project. He starts from the vision that in 2040 sea levels will have risen so much as a result of climate change that major cities like London are under threat. The threatening lack of drinking water caused by this is remedied by innovatively collecting and preparing rainwater using power produced by photovoltaics.
Secondly, the "Sun Place, a solar petrol station for India"
project by Bianka Brandl from the Bauhaus University Weimar,
which is an exciting interpretation in an urban planning context.
She tackles gridlocks in an Indian megacity with an e-mobility district which not only supplies drive power for rickshaws but also meets driver's requirements.
The other nine nominated projects receive a recognition reward from the sponsors of 500 EUR each.
The international jury includes the elected Chair, Michael Frielinghaus, President of the Association of German Architects and the following:
Dr. Hubert Aulich, PV Crystalox Solar, SolarInput e.V.
Prof. Heiko Bartels, Bauhaus University Weimar
Dipl.-Ing. Martin Haas, Behnisch Architects
Dr. Winfried Hoffmann, Vice President of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Ruth, Bauhaus University Weimar
Dr. Ing. M. A. Heide Schuster, WSGreenTechnologies GmbH
Prof. Daniel Hausig, Saar Academy of the Visual Arts
Dipl.-Ing. Michael Frielinghaus, President of the BDA (Association of German Architects), BLFP-Frielinghaus Architects
Prof. Alessandra Scognamiglio, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA)
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Milka Bliznakov passed away
Prof. Em. Dr. Milka Bliznakov,
born in Varna, Bulgaria on September 20, 1927
died in Blacksburg, Va. on November 4, 2010.
Milka Bliznakov (1927-2010)
an American and Bulgarian architect, professor, historian, author and editor.
Here is the letter of the present Chair of the IAWA Board of Advisors:
Dear IAWA Center Board of Advisors, past Advisors and Friends,
It is with great sadness,
to bring you news of the death
of our friend and colleague Milka Bliznakov
on Thursday, November 4 at her home in Blacksburg.
As many of you know, we recently held the IAWA Center Annual Meeting here at Virginia Tech on Saturday, October 25. Milka was present as we all remember her - an active presence at the meeting and unwavering in her support for the goal of the IAWA Center. We will cherish her enthusiasm for the legacy she established along with many other fond memories.
Milka Bliznakov is a highly respected member of the architectural profession in the USA.
She was the founder and chair of the Board of Advisors of the International Archive of Women in Architecture from 1985 to 1993 and its Honorary Chair up to the present.
She was among the leading architectural historians concerned in the Soviet avant-guarde architecture and architecture of the 20th century Modern Movement.
Professional Appointments
Milka received her M.Arch. from the State Polytechnic of Sofia, Bulgaria in 1951 and had practiced Architecture in Bulgaria and France from 1959-1961 and in the USA from 1961-1972. After receiving her Ph.D. from Columbia University, NYC in 1971, she began teaching at the University of Texas, 1972-1974.
Milka Bliznakov joined the Virginia Tech faculty of Architecture in 1974 to teach in the Urban Design program. After the program was closed, she was transferred to teach advanced design in urban environments until her retirement in 1998.
Academic Appointments
M.Arch., State Polytechnic of Sofia, Bulgaria
Ph.D., Columbia University
She is the 1972 co-founder of the Institute of Modern Russian Culture.
In 1985 Milka founded the International Archive of Women in Architecture.
She received the Parthena Award (1994), the Fulbright Hays Fellowship (1983, 1991), the International Research & Exchange Grant (1984, 1993), a National Endowment for the Arts grant (1973-74), and the Wilson Center of the Smithsonian Institute Scholar (1988).
She has had numerous publications focused mainly on the European avant-garde and the contributions of women to the built environment.
Editorial Appointments
IAWA Newsletter
Centropa
Roanoke Times, November 6 to November 7, 2010
New River Valley News & Infocenter for Montgomery, Giles, and Pulaski Counties, Nov. 4, 2010.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/roanoke/obituary.aspx?n=milka-tcherneva-bliznakov&pid=146432294
http://sofiazanas.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-post.html
http://caus5.arch.vt.edu/IAWA/IAWA_Timeline.html
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/iawa/guide.html
http://lumiere.lib.vt.edu/iawa_db/view_all.php3?person_pk=33&table=bio
http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521452816
http://owa-usa.org/newsletter.php?v=356
born in Varna, Bulgaria on September 20, 1927
died in Blacksburg, Va. on November 4, 2010.
Milka Bliznakov (1927-2010)
an American and Bulgarian architect, professor, historian, author and editor.
Here is the letter of the present Chair of the IAWA Board of Advisors:
Dear IAWA Center Board of Advisors, past Advisors and Friends,
It is with great sadness,
to bring you news of the death
of our friend and colleague Milka Bliznakov
on Thursday, November 4 at her home in Blacksburg.
As many of you know, we recently held the IAWA Center Annual Meeting here at Virginia Tech on Saturday, October 25. Milka was present as we all remember her - an active presence at the meeting and unwavering in her support for the goal of the IAWA Center. We will cherish her enthusiasm for the legacy she established along with many other fond memories.
Milka Bliznakov is a highly respected member of the architectural profession in the USA.
She was the founder and chair of the Board of Advisors of the International Archive of Women in Architecture from 1985 to 1993 and its Honorary Chair up to the present.
She was among the leading architectural historians concerned in the Soviet avant-guarde architecture and architecture of the 20th century Modern Movement.
Professional Appointments
Milka received her M.Arch. from the State Polytechnic of Sofia, Bulgaria in 1951 and had practiced Architecture in Bulgaria and France from 1959-1961 and in the USA from 1961-1972. After receiving her Ph.D. from Columbia University, NYC in 1971, she began teaching at the University of Texas, 1972-1974.
Milka Bliznakov joined the Virginia Tech faculty of Architecture in 1974 to teach in the Urban Design program. After the program was closed, she was transferred to teach advanced design in urban environments until her retirement in 1998.
Academic Appointments
M.Arch., State Polytechnic of Sofia, Bulgaria
Ph.D., Columbia University
She is the 1972 co-founder of the Institute of Modern Russian Culture.
In 1985 Milka founded the International Archive of Women in Architecture.
She received the Parthena Award (1994), the Fulbright Hays Fellowship (1983, 1991), the International Research & Exchange Grant (1984, 1993), a National Endowment for the Arts grant (1973-74), and the Wilson Center of the Smithsonian Institute Scholar (1988).
She has had numerous publications focused mainly on the European avant-garde and the contributions of women to the built environment.
Editorial Appointments
IAWA Newsletter
Centropa
Roanoke Times, November 6 to November 7, 2010
New River Valley News & Infocenter for Montgomery, Giles, and Pulaski Counties, Nov. 4, 2010.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/roanoke/obituary.aspx?n=milka-tcherneva-bliznakov&pid=146432294
http://sofiazanas.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-post.html
http://caus5.arch.vt.edu/IAWA/IAWA_Timeline.html
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/iawa/guide.html
http://lumiere.lib.vt.edu/iawa_db/view_all.php3?person_pk=33&table=bio
http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521452816
http://owa-usa.org/newsletter.php?v=356
Sunday, October 31, 2010
ARCHITECTURE AND QUALITY OF LIFE - Workshop
Thematic Area 3
ARCHITECTS' COUNCIL of EUROPE
Organised in conjunction with the celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the establushment of the Union of Architects in Bulgaria (UAB)
The main purpose of the workshop is to make tangible progress on the tasks identified for 2010 & 2011 highlighting specific actions that must be planned in order to advance the policies of the ACE.
DIARY OF THE MEETING
Sofia, 24-28th October 2010, Bulgaria
SUNDAY 24th October 2010
Walking guided tour in the historical centre of Sofia
(photos by Ljubinka Stoilova)
The group of foreign guests consisted of Selma Harrington(President of Architects' Council of Europe - ACE), Adrian Joyce (Director of ACE), Antonio Borghi (Chairman of WG on Urban Issues, ACE), Dirk Mattheeuws (BEL-OAB) and Malgorgata Włodarczyk (Pl). Accompanying persons from Bulgarian side were Rositsa Zlatanova (leader of the UAB delegation to ACE), Elena Dimitrova (representative of UAB in ACE – WG of Urban Issues), Annie Dobrinova (representative of UAB in ACE – WG of Sustainable Development), Diana Hristova (Chamber of Architects in Bulgaria) and Ljubinka Stoilova (representative of UAB in ACE – WG of Research), as well as the guide Georgi Todorov.
The group started from the Headquarters of UAB, took a look on the open air architectural exhibition and passed by the building of the National Assembly. The next points of interest were the crypt of the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky, the Russian church of St. Nikolay, the National Archaeological Museum and the building of the Presidency.
After entering the Rotunda church of St. George the group went to the Orthodox cathedral of St. Nedelya and the church of St. Spas under the edifice of UniCredit “Bulbank”. Then the foreign quests went back to the Headquarters of UAB for a reception by the Chairman of UAB.
Elena Dimitrova, Rositsa Zlatanova, Annie Dobrinova, Antonio Borghi, Adrian Joyce
Selma Harrington, Malgorgata Włodarczyk, Diana Hristova
Diana Hristova, Rositsa Zlatanova, Adrian Joyce, Antonio Borghi, Annie Dobrinova, Dirk Mattheeuws, Elena Dimitrova.
Dirk Mattheeuws at the Presidency
Antonio Borghi and Selma Harrington
Dirk Mattheeuws, Adrian Joyce, Selma Harrington, Georgi Todorov, Annie Dobrinova, Diana Hristova,
Dirk Mattheeuws, Adrian Joyce, Antonio Borghi, Selma Harrington, Georgi Todorov,
Antonio Borghi, Selma Harrington, Annie Dobrinova, Dirk Mattheeuws, Georgi Todorov, Adrian Joyce,
Antonio Borghi, Selma Harrington, Dirk Mattheeuws
Diana Hristova, Adrian Joyce, Georgi Todorov, Antonio Borghi
More pictures from his walk along Sofia have been posted by Antonio Borghi on
http://welldesignedandbuilt.wordpress.com/2010/11/02/sunday-walk-in-sofia/
MONDAY 25th October 2010
Workshop - UAB Headquarters
Sofia 1504, 11 Krakra Str., Bulgaria
The workshop was joined by:
Albert Dubler (UIA Region I Vice President),
Lisa Siola (GR - UIA Region IІ Vice President),
Selma Harrington (President of ACE),
Adrian Joyce (Director of ACE),
Vladimir Petrovic (CR - ACE Executive Board Member),
Lionel Dunet (Coordinator of ACE-TA3),
Silvia Demeter Lowe (RO-OAR),
Dirk Mattheeuws (CNOA BEL),
Sara Van Rompaey (CNOA BEL) - Minutes
Malgorgata Włodarczyk (POL),
Dalibor Borak (CZ - ACE Executive Board Member, Chair of WG on Environment and Sustainable Architecture),
Jurgen Rauch (D - VFA)
Antonio Borghi(IT – Chair of ACE WG Urban Issues, ),
Didier Proste (FR – UNSFA),
Eugen Pansecu(RO - OAR),
Rositsa Zlatanova (leader of the UAB delegation to ACE),
Elena Dimitrova (representative of UAB in ACE – WG of Urban Issues),
Annie Dobrinova (representative of UAB in ACE – WG of Sustainable Development),
Nikolas Galabov (Chamber of Architects in Bulgaria, Representative in ACE),
Ljubinka Stoilova (representative of UAB in ACE – WG of Research)
From left to right:
Sara Van Rompaey, Malgorgata Włodarczyk, Dalibor Borak, Lisa Siola, Adrian Joyce, Lionel Dunet, Selma Harrington
From left to right:
Vladimir Petrovic (EB Member), Silvia Demeter Lowe (OAR), Dirk Mattheeuws(CNOA B ), Sara Van Rompaey (CNOA B ), Malgorgata Włodarczyk (Pl), Dalibor Borak (CZ)
From left to right:
Vladimir Petrovic , Silvia Demeter Lowe, Dirk Mattheeuws, Sara Van Rompaey, Malgorgata Włodarczyk, Dalibor Borak, Lisa Siola
From left to right:
Silvia Demeter Lowe, Sara Van Rompaey, Albert Dubler (UIA Region I Vice President), Lisa Siola
From left to right:
Antonio Borghi, Elena Dimitrova, Eugen Pansecu, students
From left to right:
Sara Van Rompaey, Malgorgata Włodarczyk, Dalibor Borak, Lisa Siola, Adrian Joyce, Lionel Dunet, Selma Harrington
From left to right:
Silvia Demeter Lowe, Dirk Mattheeuws, Sara Van Rompaey, Malgorgata Włodarczyk, Dalibor Borak, Lisa Siola, Adrian Joyce
From left to right:
Vladimir Petrovic , Silvia Demeter Lowe, Dirk Mattheeuws, Sara Van Rompaey, Malgorgata Włodarczyk, Dalibor Borak
The cocktail in the evening was held in the rooms of the former Municipal Mineral Baths that is in course of reconstruction to premise the future Historical Museum of Sofia
SATELLITE EVENTS
WEDNESDAY 27th October 2010
100th Anniversary Mineral Baths in Bankya
A VISIT TO BANKYA AND THE EXHIBITION
IN FRONT OF THE MINERAL BATHS IN PARK “KESTENITE"
(photos by Maya Buzhashka and Petar Iokimov)
Sara Van Rompaey, Dirk Mattheeuws,
Maya Buzhashka (BG), Ljubinka Stoilova (BG), Vesselina Nikolova (BG)
From left to right:
Sara Van Rompaey, Ljubinka Stoilova, Dirk Mattheeuws, Vesselina Nikolova
From left to right:
Vesselina Nikolova, Ljubinka Stoilova, Petar Iokimov, Maya Buzhashka, Dirk Mattheews (photo: Sara Van Rompaey)
Sara Van Rompaey, Petar Iokimov (BG), Dirk Mattheeuws
THURSDAY 28th October 2010
NATIONAL BALNEOLOGY RESORT BANKYA
PROSPECTIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT
SEMINAR.
ROOM 2, HEADQUARTERS OF THE UAB, 11 KRAKRA STR., SOFIA
(photos: Maya Buzhashka)
Inauguration of the seminar by the Chairman of the UBA - MArch Georgi Bakalov
I. PAST
10:00–10:15 JUBILEE EXHIBITION „100TH ANNIVERSARY MINERAL BATHS IN BANKYA”.
A COMPARATIVE SYNTHESIS OF THE RESORT SITE AND MINERAL BATHS
DEVELOPMENT. M.ARCH.LJUBINKA STOILOVA, PH.D., OLD SOFIA MUNICIPAL
ENTERPRISE WITH MUSEUM
10:15–10:30 STYLISTIC PECULIARITIES OF THE BUILDING OF THE MINERAL BATHS IN BANKYA.
SEN. RES. ASSOC., M.ARCH. PETAR IOKIMOV, UNION OF ARCHITECTS IN BULGARIA
II. PRESENT
10:30–10:45 BANKYA AS A DISTRICT OF THE SOFIA MUNICIPALITY; THE MASTER PLAN OF SOFIA
M.ARCH. PETAR DIKOV, CHIEF ARCHITECT OF SOFIA MUNICIPALITY
10:45–11:00 THE EXPERIENCE OF VARSHETZ IN ORGANISATION AND FINANCEMENT OF THE
RESORT’S DEVELOPMENT - BORIANA BONCHEVA, MAYOR OF VARSHETZ
MUNICIPALITY
11:00–11:15 EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE IN CONTEMPORARY FUNCTIONING OF HISTORICAL
BATHS BUILDINGS - M.ARCH.LJUBINKA STOILOVA, SEN.RES.ASSOC. M.ARCH.
PETAR IOKIMOV
11:15–11:30 THE EXPERIENCE OF THE HOT SPRINGS’ USE IN JAPAN - ASSOC.PROF. M ARCH.
MILENA METALKOVA-MARKOVA, UNI. ARCHITECTURE, CIVIL ENGINEERING AND
GEODESY, UACEG
III. FUTURE
12:00–12:15
NATIONAL BALNEOLOGICAL CENTRE BANKYA - PROSPECTIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT
M. ARCH. PAVLINA K KOEVA - RATCHEVA, (HONS) UAB, RIBA, RIAS
12:15–12:30 OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPLOITATION OF THE MINERAL WATER RESOURCES OF
THE CAPITAL CITY OF SOFIA - ARCH. HRABAR POPOV
12:30–12:45
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPLOITATION OF THE MINERAL WATER RESOURCES OF
THE CAPITAL CITY OF SOFIA.
MARTIN ZAIMOV, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOFIA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
12:45–13:00
"BANKYA - BALNEORESORT. SHARED SPACES" - DIPLOMA WORK, URBAN PLANNING DEPARTMENT UACEG,SOFIA - M.Sc. Urbanist THEODORA KALCHINOVA
13:00–15:00 DISCUSSIONS
ARCHITECTS' COUNCIL of EUROPE
Organised in conjunction with the celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the establushment of the Union of Architects in Bulgaria (UAB)
The main purpose of the workshop is to make tangible progress on the tasks identified for 2010 & 2011 highlighting specific actions that must be planned in order to advance the policies of the ACE.
DIARY OF THE MEETING
Sofia, 24-28th October 2010, Bulgaria
SUNDAY 24th October 2010
Walking guided tour in the historical centre of Sofia
(photos by Ljubinka Stoilova)
The group of foreign guests consisted of Selma Harrington(President of Architects' Council of Europe - ACE), Adrian Joyce (Director of ACE), Antonio Borghi (Chairman of WG on Urban Issues, ACE), Dirk Mattheeuws (BEL-OAB) and Malgorgata Włodarczyk (Pl). Accompanying persons from Bulgarian side were Rositsa Zlatanova (leader of the UAB delegation to ACE), Elena Dimitrova (representative of UAB in ACE – WG of Urban Issues), Annie Dobrinova (representative of UAB in ACE – WG of Sustainable Development), Diana Hristova (Chamber of Architects in Bulgaria) and Ljubinka Stoilova (representative of UAB in ACE – WG of Research), as well as the guide Georgi Todorov.
The group started from the Headquarters of UAB, took a look on the open air architectural exhibition and passed by the building of the National Assembly. The next points of interest were the crypt of the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky, the Russian church of St. Nikolay, the National Archaeological Museum and the building of the Presidency.
After entering the Rotunda church of St. George the group went to the Orthodox cathedral of St. Nedelya and the church of St. Spas under the edifice of UniCredit “Bulbank”. Then the foreign quests went back to the Headquarters of UAB for a reception by the Chairman of UAB.
Elena Dimitrova, Rositsa Zlatanova, Annie Dobrinova, Antonio Borghi, Adrian Joyce
Selma Harrington, Malgorgata Włodarczyk, Diana Hristova
Diana Hristova, Rositsa Zlatanova, Adrian Joyce, Antonio Borghi, Annie Dobrinova, Dirk Mattheeuws, Elena Dimitrova.
Dirk Mattheeuws at the Presidency
Antonio Borghi and Selma Harrington
Dirk Mattheeuws, Adrian Joyce, Selma Harrington, Georgi Todorov, Annie Dobrinova, Diana Hristova,
Dirk Mattheeuws, Adrian Joyce, Antonio Borghi, Selma Harrington, Georgi Todorov,
Antonio Borghi, Selma Harrington, Annie Dobrinova, Dirk Mattheeuws, Georgi Todorov, Adrian Joyce,
Antonio Borghi, Selma Harrington, Dirk Mattheeuws
Diana Hristova, Adrian Joyce, Georgi Todorov, Antonio Borghi
More pictures from his walk along Sofia have been posted by Antonio Borghi on
http://welldesignedandbuilt.wordpress.com/2010/11/02/sunday-walk-in-sofia/
MONDAY 25th October 2010
Workshop - UAB Headquarters
Sofia 1504, 11 Krakra Str., Bulgaria
The workshop was joined by:
Albert Dubler (UIA Region I Vice President),
Lisa Siola (GR - UIA Region IІ Vice President),
Selma Harrington (President of ACE),
Adrian Joyce (Director of ACE),
Vladimir Petrovic (CR - ACE Executive Board Member),
Lionel Dunet (Coordinator of ACE-TA3),
Silvia Demeter Lowe (RO-OAR),
Dirk Mattheeuws (CNOA BEL),
Sara Van Rompaey (CNOA BEL) - Minutes
Malgorgata Włodarczyk (POL),
Dalibor Borak (CZ - ACE Executive Board Member, Chair of WG on Environment and Sustainable Architecture),
Jurgen Rauch (D - VFA)
Antonio Borghi(IT – Chair of ACE WG Urban Issues, ),
Didier Proste (FR – UNSFA),
Eugen Pansecu(RO - OAR),
Rositsa Zlatanova (leader of the UAB delegation to ACE),
Elena Dimitrova (representative of UAB in ACE – WG of Urban Issues),
Annie Dobrinova (representative of UAB in ACE – WG of Sustainable Development),
Nikolas Galabov (Chamber of Architects in Bulgaria, Representative in ACE),
Ljubinka Stoilova (representative of UAB in ACE – WG of Research)
From left to right:
Sara Van Rompaey, Malgorgata Włodarczyk, Dalibor Borak, Lisa Siola, Adrian Joyce, Lionel Dunet, Selma Harrington
From left to right:
Vladimir Petrovic (EB Member), Silvia Demeter Lowe (OAR), Dirk Mattheeuws(CNOA B ), Sara Van Rompaey (CNOA B ), Malgorgata Włodarczyk (Pl), Dalibor Borak (CZ)
From left to right:
Vladimir Petrovic , Silvia Demeter Lowe, Dirk Mattheeuws, Sara Van Rompaey, Malgorgata Włodarczyk, Dalibor Borak, Lisa Siola
From left to right:
Silvia Demeter Lowe, Sara Van Rompaey, Albert Dubler (UIA Region I Vice President), Lisa Siola
From left to right:
Antonio Borghi, Elena Dimitrova, Eugen Pansecu, students
From left to right:
Sara Van Rompaey, Malgorgata Włodarczyk, Dalibor Borak, Lisa Siola, Adrian Joyce, Lionel Dunet, Selma Harrington
From left to right:
Silvia Demeter Lowe, Dirk Mattheeuws, Sara Van Rompaey, Malgorgata Włodarczyk, Dalibor Borak, Lisa Siola, Adrian Joyce
From left to right:
Vladimir Petrovic , Silvia Demeter Lowe, Dirk Mattheeuws, Sara Van Rompaey, Malgorgata Włodarczyk, Dalibor Borak
The cocktail in the evening was held in the rooms of the former Municipal Mineral Baths that is in course of reconstruction to premise the future Historical Museum of Sofia
SATELLITE EVENTS
WEDNESDAY 27th October 2010
100th Anniversary Mineral Baths in Bankya
A VISIT TO BANKYA AND THE EXHIBITION
IN FRONT OF THE MINERAL BATHS IN PARK “KESTENITE"
(photos by Maya Buzhashka and Petar Iokimov)
Sara Van Rompaey, Dirk Mattheeuws,
Maya Buzhashka (BG), Ljubinka Stoilova (BG), Vesselina Nikolova (BG)
From left to right:
Sara Van Rompaey, Ljubinka Stoilova, Dirk Mattheeuws, Vesselina Nikolova
From left to right:
Vesselina Nikolova, Ljubinka Stoilova, Petar Iokimov, Maya Buzhashka, Dirk Mattheews (photo: Sara Van Rompaey)
Sara Van Rompaey, Petar Iokimov (BG), Dirk Mattheeuws
THURSDAY 28th October 2010
NATIONAL BALNEOLOGY RESORT BANKYA
PROSPECTIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT
SEMINAR.
ROOM 2, HEADQUARTERS OF THE UAB, 11 KRAKRA STR., SOFIA
(photos: Maya Buzhashka)
Inauguration of the seminar by the Chairman of the UBA - MArch Georgi Bakalov
I. PAST
10:00–10:15 JUBILEE EXHIBITION „100TH ANNIVERSARY MINERAL BATHS IN BANKYA”.
A COMPARATIVE SYNTHESIS OF THE RESORT SITE AND MINERAL BATHS
DEVELOPMENT. M.ARCH.LJUBINKA STOILOVA, PH.D., OLD SOFIA MUNICIPAL
ENTERPRISE WITH MUSEUM
10:15–10:30 STYLISTIC PECULIARITIES OF THE BUILDING OF THE MINERAL BATHS IN BANKYA.
SEN. RES. ASSOC., M.ARCH. PETAR IOKIMOV, UNION OF ARCHITECTS IN BULGARIA
II. PRESENT
10:30–10:45 BANKYA AS A DISTRICT OF THE SOFIA MUNICIPALITY; THE MASTER PLAN OF SOFIA
M.ARCH. PETAR DIKOV, CHIEF ARCHITECT OF SOFIA MUNICIPALITY
10:45–11:00 THE EXPERIENCE OF VARSHETZ IN ORGANISATION AND FINANCEMENT OF THE
RESORT’S DEVELOPMENT - BORIANA BONCHEVA, MAYOR OF VARSHETZ
MUNICIPALITY
11:00–11:15 EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE IN CONTEMPORARY FUNCTIONING OF HISTORICAL
BATHS BUILDINGS - M.ARCH.LJUBINKA STOILOVA, SEN.RES.ASSOC. M.ARCH.
PETAR IOKIMOV
11:15–11:30 THE EXPERIENCE OF THE HOT SPRINGS’ USE IN JAPAN - ASSOC.PROF. M ARCH.
MILENA METALKOVA-MARKOVA, UNI. ARCHITECTURE, CIVIL ENGINEERING AND
GEODESY, UACEG
III. FUTURE
12:00–12:15
NATIONAL BALNEOLOGICAL CENTRE BANKYA - PROSPECTIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT
M. ARCH. PAVLINA K KOEVA - RATCHEVA, (HONS) UAB, RIBA, RIAS
12:15–12:30 OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPLOITATION OF THE MINERAL WATER RESOURCES OF
THE CAPITAL CITY OF SOFIA - ARCH. HRABAR POPOV
12:30–12:45
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPLOITATION OF THE MINERAL WATER RESOURCES OF
THE CAPITAL CITY OF SOFIA.
MARTIN ZAIMOV, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOFIA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
12:45–13:00
"BANKYA - BALNEORESORT. SHARED SPACES" - DIPLOMA WORK, URBAN PLANNING DEPARTMENT UACEG,SOFIA - M.Sc. Urbanist THEODORA KALCHINOVA
13:00–15:00 DISCUSSIONS
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