Maria Peeva Architectural Collection
Scope and Content
The collection includes lists of projects (built, not built, remodeling/interior design), project documentation, and drawings from 1978-2006. The two projects documented include: workers vacation retreat for the Shumen Chemical Factory "Volov," 7 drawings (1979) and vacation houses in the Village of Rogachevo, Balchik County, near Varna, 18 drawings and 9 rendering perspectives, (2005).
Dates
- Creation: 1978 - 2006
Creator
- Peeva, Maria Georgieva (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Biographical Information
Maria Peeva was born on August 8, 1954 in the town of Shumen, Bulgaria. She graduated from Sofia Polytechnic in 1977 and was assigned to work at the Design Organization in the town of Schumen, where she led the design section from 1980-1989. Peeva was named Chief Architect of the Boloslav Region (1988-2000) and Regional Architect of the Black Sea tourist region (2000-2006).
Peeva was able to move to Varna in 1989, and while still carrying the appointments listed above, opened a private practice (1991) in partnership with another female architect, Natalia Liutskanova. Liutskanova left the practice in 1993.
Maria Peeva has won competitions for school designs around Shumen and vacation homes on the Black Sea Shore near Varna. Over her career she has built numerous hotels, vacation houses, and retail stores.
She has a younger sister, Rositsa Peeva-Popova, also an architect.
Full Extent
2.53 Cubic Feet (1 box; 2 oversize folders)
Language of Materials
Bulgarian
Abstract
Maria Peeva is a Bulgarian architect known particularly for designing schools, vacation houses, hotels, and retail stores. Her collection includes a curriculum vitae, project lists, and renderings/construction drawings for two projects: workers vacation retreat for the Shumen Chemical Factory "Volov" (1979) and vacation houses in the Village of Rogachevo, Balchik County (near Varna, 2005).
Acquisition Information
The Maria Peeva Architectural Collection was donated to Special Collections in 2007.
General Physical Description note
1 box; 2 oversize folders, 2.53 cu. ft.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by Harvey Clark, July 2010.
- Title
- A Guide to the Maria Peeva Architectural Collection, 1978-2006
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Author
- Harvey Clark
- Date
- © 2010 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in 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