Maria Peeva Architectural Collection
Scope and Content
The Maria Peeva Architectural 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
- 1978 - 2006
Creator
- Peeva, Maria Georgieva (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.
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Biographical Note
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.
Extent
2.53 Cubic Feet (1 box and 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).
Source of Acquisition
The Maria Peeva Architectural Collection was donated to Special Collections in 2007.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Maria Peeva Architectural Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Maria Peeva Architectural Collection was completed in July 2010.
- Title
- Maria Peeva Architectural Collection, 1978-2006
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Harvey Clark, Student Assistant
- Date
- 2010 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu