Sena Sekulic-Gvozdanovic Architectural Collection,
Scope and Content
The collection contains publications, personal correspondence, images, and a death announcement. Along with periodical contributions, a manuscript of the unpublished English translation of her book "Zena u arhitekturi" (By Her Order and Design - A Search of Women in Architectural Theory and Practice) can be found here. Two pictures of her design concepts submitted for competition are available, as well as, personal photographs and slides of her work.
Dates
- Creation: 1963 - 2002
Creator
- Sekulic-Gvozdanovic, Sena, d.2002 (Person)
Language
Majority of material is in Croation. However, there is an unpublished English translation of her manuscript "By Her Order and Design: A Search for Women in Architecture."
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Sena Sekulic-Gvozdanovic Architectural Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Sena Sekulic-Gvozdanovic (d.2002) architect of Zagreb, Republic of Croatia (former Yugoslavia). She graduated from the Faculty of Technology, University of Zegreb, Yugoslavia in 1940. After several years of professional work she became an architecture professor at the University of Zagreb (1946). She attained full professor status in 1975 and became the first female Dean of Architecture (1979-1982). Throughout her career she authored numerous works on medieval architecture and researched women's contributions to the profession. Sekulic-Gvozdanovic compiled a list of almost 3000 active women architects from the beginning of their practice to the time of her publication (1996). Sekulic-Gvozdanovic was an active leader and member of the International Union of Women Architects (UIFA). In 1983, she was awarded the Viktor Kovacic Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Full Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet
Abstract
Sena Sekulic-Gvozdanovic (d.2002) architect in Zagreb, Republic of Croatia. She was a professor (1946-1986) and the first female Dean of Architecture (1979-1982) at the University of Zagreb. In 1983, she was awarded the Viktor Kovacic Award for Lifetime Achievement. Sekulic-Gvozdanovic's collection contains published and unpublished works, personal correspondence, photographs, slides, and lectures pertaining to her research concerning women in architecture. Materials range in date from 1963-2002.
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated in 1998 and 2002.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Sena Sekulic-Gvozdanovic Architectural Collection was completed in February 2012.
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- A Guide to the Sena Sekulic-Gvozdanovic Architectural Collection, 1963-2002
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Author
- Kathryn Shackelford
- Date
- © 2011 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu