Martha Bil Manevich Architectural Collection
Scope and Content
The collection contains three projects, all developed 1963-1965 at University of Buenos Aires. The projects are a community hospital, a high school for 1000 students and an urban center for mixed used. Each project is separated in folders with all drawings and explanations; each project has a series of hand drawn plans, section and perspective drawings.
Two copies of her nomination for FAIA Fellowship (1995) are also in the collection.
Dates
- 1963 - 2012
- Majority of material found within 1963 - 1965
Creator
- Manevich, Martha Bil (Person)
Language
Materials are in Spanish and English.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Martha Bil Manevich Architectural Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Martha Bil Manevich attended the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and graduated with a Masters of Architecture in 1964. Upon graduation she came to the United States and worked with Ritchie Associates, Inc. as a Project Architect and Designer (1964-1975) and Vice President and Project Director (1976-1986) focusing on health care facilities and projects. She graduated from Boston University's Graduate School of Management with a Master of Business Administration Concentration in Health Care Management in 1989. Manevich opened her own consulting firm Planning Options in 1987 focusing on seeking opportunities in her new role of client representative to improve health care environments through better design and creative uses of resources and funds.
Extent
1.1 Cubic Feet (1 Box; 3 oversized folders.)
Abstract
Martha Manevich, architect of Argentina and the United States. Collection contains drawings of three projects developed, 1963-1965, at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina: a school, a hospital and an urban center. Also included are FAIA Fellowship Nomination materials (1995) for her work in heath care facilities.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type.
Acquisition Information
The Martha Bil Manevich Architectural Collection was donated to the International Archive of Women in Architecture by the creator in 2012.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Martha Bil Manevich Architectural Collection was completed in September 2013.
- Title
- Martha Bil Manevich Architectural Collection, 1963-2012, (bulk 1963-1965)
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elena Herrero, Graduate Assistant, Special Collections.
- Date
- © 2013 By Virginia Polyttechnic Institute and State University
- 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