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Milka Bliznakov is an internationally renowned Bulgarian architect and urban planner. She is best known for her work in the field of urban design and planning, and for her contributions to the development of modern Bulgarian architecture. Bliznakov was born in Varna, Bulgaria, in 1927. She studied architecture at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in Sofia, graduating in 1952. After graduation, she worked as an architect in the city of Varna, where she designed several residential buildings and public spaces. In the 1960s, Bliznakov began to focus on urban design and planning, and in 1967 she was appointed as the head of the Urban Planning Institute in Varna. During her tenure, she developed a number of urban plans for the city, including the Varna Master Plan, which was adopted in 1972. In the 1970s, Bliznakov began to focus on the development of modern Bulgarian architecture, and she was instrumental in the development of the Bulgarian National Style. She also designed several iconic buildings in Varna, including the Varna City Hall and the Varna Opera House. Bliznakov has received numerous awards and honors for her work, including the Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and the Order of the Star of Romania. She is also a member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. As of 2021, Milka Bliznakov's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

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Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 20 September 1927
Birthday 20 September
Birthplace Varna, Bulgaria
Date of death (2010-11-04) Blacksburg, Virginia
Died Place Blacksburg, Virginia
Nationality Bulgaria

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2010

Bliznakov died at her Blacksburg, Virginia, home on November 4, 2010.

1998

Bliznakov retired in 1998, the same year that the Milka Bliznakov Prize was established. The prize is awarded for research that furthers knowledge of women's contributions to architecture and design.

1985

She chaired IAWA's Board of Advisors from 1985 to 1993.

Bliznakov received the Bulgarian government's Parthena Medal for Excellence in Architecture in 1985. She was the recipient of two International Research and Exchange grants and two Fulbright Hays Fellowships. She was also named a Wilson Center of the Smithsonian Institution Scholar in 1988 and was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

1974

Bliznakov joined the faculty of Virginia Tech's School of Architecture and Design in 1974, teaching in the urban design program. She became recognized as an authority on the avant-garde and Russian Constructivism. In 1985, she established the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) as a joint program of Virginia Tech's College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the University Libraries.

1952

Bliznakov started an architecture practice in Bulgaria in 1952. Political circumstances forced her to move her practice to France in 1959. She immigrated to the United States two years later in 1961. She worked as an architect and studied early Soviet architecture during the 1960s. After earning a PhD in architectural history from Columbia University in 1971, she taught at the University of Texas from 1972 to 1974. There she co-founded the Institute of Modern Russian Culture in 1972.

1927

Milka Tcherneva Bliznakov (Bulgarian: Милка Близнаков; 1927–2010) was a Bulgarian architect and architectural historian. She was regarded as an authority on the avant-garde and Russian Constructivism. Her work focused on the often overlooked role of women in architecture and she founded the International Archive of Women in Architecture. She was Professor Emerita of Architecture at Virginia Tech from 1974 to 1998.

Milka Bliznakov was born on September 20, 1927, in Varna, Bulgaria to Ivan Dimitrov Tchernev and Dr. Maria Kesarova Khorosova. She earned a master's degree in architecture from the State Polytechnic University of Sofia in 1951.

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