viblbv00194Milka Bliznakov Prize RecordsA Guide to the Milka Bliznakov Prize Records, 1999-2012 Ms.2001.045Amy VilelleSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-23 07:02:59 -0400.Description is in English Describing Archives: A Content Standard2020-10-05Finding aid notes updated to new department standards. juliags Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Milka Bliznakov Prize Records Merrett, Andrea J. Erkarslam, Ozlem Nadel, Barbara Birmingham, Elizabeth J. Bonney, Claire Nencheck, Lindsay Ms.2001.045 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box 1999-2019 The Milka Bliznakov Prize, established in 1998, honors the founder of the International Archive of Women in Architecture. The prize is conferred in recognition of research that advances knowledge of women's contributions to architecture and related design fields, and was created to encourage the use and growth of the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA). The collection consists of announcements about the award, proposal submissions for the prize, and original works of research. The materials in the collection are in English. Conditions Governing Access

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 Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Milka Bliznakov Prize Records, Ms2001-045, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

 Source of Acquisition

The Milka Bliznakov Prize Records were donated to the International Archive of Women in Architecture at the Special Collections. Accruals are ongoing.

 Processing Information

The processing, arrangement and description of the Milka Bliznakov Prize Records took place in 2001. The records were reprocessed and described to include additions in August 2005, September 2006, January 2012, March 2013, and 2017.

 Historical Note The Milka Bliznakov Prize, established in 1998, is named in honor of the founder of the International Archive of Women in Architecture, architect and Virginia Tech Professor Emerita Milka Bliznakov. The prize is conferred in recognition of research that advances knowledge of women's contributions to architecture and related design fields, and was created to encourage the use and growth of the IAWA. The prize winner is determined in a two stage process. In Stage One, applicants register their proposal, which outlines the work they plan to complete within the coming year. Stage Two occurs the following year, when applicants submit their completed projects. The winner of the prize is selected from among these projects. In 2011, for the 11th Annual Prize, the prize committee altered the guidelines to include the stipulation that a portion of the research for the project must use IAWA collections and renamed the award The Milka Bliznakov Research Prize. The awarding of the prize still occurs in a two stage process. In Stage One, applicants submit their proposal, which outlines the research they plan to conduct at the IAWA repository housed in Virginia Tech's Special Collections, a proposed schedule for residency to include a open presentation on their research, and a description of the product they plan to produce (e.g. research paper, book, visual or physical original work). The winner of the prize is selected from among these proposals. In stage two, the Prize winner conducts their research at Virginia Tech's Special Collections library and submits their project for inclusion in the IAWA collections by December of that year.

Milka Bliznakov Award and Research Prize Winners

2001, Claire Bonney, The Work and Life of Adrienne Gorska.

2002, Elizabeth Birmingham, Searching for Marion Mahony: Gender, Erasure, and the Discourse of Architectural Studies.

2003, Barbara Nadel,Security Design: Achieving Transparency in Civic Architecture and Ozlem Erkarslan, Turkish Women Architects in the Late Ottoman and Early Republican Era 1908-1960.

2004, Dorrita Hannah, <emph render="italic">un-housing performance</emph>: The Heart of PQ and Janet Stoyel, Sonicloth.

2005, Carmen Alonso Espegel, Heroines of the Space, Isabel Bauer, Architekturstudentinnen der Weimarer Republik, and Bobbye Tigerman, 'I Am Not a Decorator' Florence Knoll, the Knoll Planning Unit, and the Making of the Modern Office.

2005, Milka Bliznakov Honorarium, Joseph Chuo Wang.

2006, Milka Bliznakov Prize, Commendation, Against All Odds: MIT's Pioneering Women of Landscape Architecture by Eran Ben-Joseph, Holly D. Ben-Joseph and Anne C. Dodge.

2007, No prize awarded.

2008, Martha Alonso, Sonia Bevilacqua, and Graciela Brandariz, Odilia Suárez: The Exemplary Trajectory of an Architect and Urbanist in Latin America and Despina Stratigakos, A Woman's Berlin

2008, Milka Bliznakov Prize, Commendation, Lori Brown, feminist practices [exhibition].

2009, Patrick Lee Lucan, Sarah Hunter Kelly: Designing the House of Good Taste.

2010, Inge Schaefer Horton, Early Women Architects of the San Francisco Bay Area .

2011, Lindsay Nencheck, Organizing Voices: Examining the 1974 Women in Architecture Symposium at Washington University in St. Louis.

2012, Andrea J. Merrett, Feminism in American Architecture: Organizing: 1972-1975 .

2013, Robert Holton, Natalie de Blois - Her role and contribution to the design of three pivotal SOM projects completed in New York City between 1950-1960: the Lever House, the Pepsi-Cola building and the Union Carbide.

2014, Meredith Sattler, Early Technological Innovation in the Systems Approach to Environmental Design: Situating Beverly Willis and Associates' CARLA platform [Computerized Approach to Residential Land Analysis] within the developmental trajectory of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

2015, Claire Bonney Brüllman, The Work and Life of Adrienne Gorska and Sarah Rafson, CARY (Chicks in Architecture Refuse to Yield).

2016, Ines Moisset, Women Architects on the Web and Tanja Poppelreuter, Refugee and émigré female architects before 1940.

2017, Rixt Hoekstra, Regarding De Stijl through a Gender Perspective: The Work and Life of Han Schröder (1918 -1992) and Kirat Kaur Pandher (Student Prize), Indian Architects: A Proposal for Directed Expansion.

2018, Alex Bala, Hanna Adamczewska-Wejchert, a lead designer of the industrial city of Tychy.

2019, Eva Alvarez and Carlos Gomez, Pluralism and Diversity in the Profession - Women Architects Speaking Spanish at the IAWA.

2020, Canceled due to pandemic.

2021, Canceled due to pandemic.

2022, Daniela Núñez Ruiz, Decolonizing the Archive: Mapping the IAWA's Global South Female Architects.

2023, Lori Brown, FAIA, and Karen Burns, Organizing Women Architects and Global Solidarity, 1963-1988: The International Union of Women Architects and the Cold War Divide.

2024, Fabio Marino, Liane Zimbler's Architectural Journey: Questioning the Interior Decorator Cliché from Vienna to California.

2025, Caitlin Charlet, Drawing the Unseen: Architectural Narratives of Women Who Shaped Space.

 Scope and Contents

The collection consists of yearly information and announcements about the Milka Bliznakov Prize and research proposal submissions. This prize is awarded annually and more records are expected at a later date.

 Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically by year of submission. Information is divided into award announcements, which advertise the award and announce winners at various stages, proposal submissions, and original works of research.

 Related Archival Material

Additional information about the Milka Bliznakov Prize is available through links on the IAWA home page.

The IAWA Records, Ms1985-021, and the papers of Milka Bliznakov, Ms1991-025, are both housed with the IAWA and are on the IAWA Guide to the Collections.

 Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Milka Bliznakov Prize Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).

 International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) History of Women in Architecture Women -- History Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University -- College of Architecture and Urban Studies -- Milka Bliznakov Prize Bliznakov, Milka T., 1927-2010 Horton, Inge S. Lucas, Patrick Lee Brown, Lori Stoyel, Janet Bauer, Isabel Tigerman, Bobbye Hannah, Dorrita Alonso, Carmen Espegel Alonso, Martha Bevilacqua, Sonia Brandariz, Graciela Stratigakus, Despina Ben-Joseph, Holly D. Ben-Joseph, Eran Wang, Joseph Chuo Dodge, Anne C. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture (1974-1978) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture and Urban Studies (1978-2022) Sokolina, Anna P. First Milka Bliznakov Prize1999-2000Award Announcements11Proposal Submissions12"Information Exchange and Knowledge Transfer among Female Architects" by Cordula Mohr"The Quintessential Colter: Mary Jane Colter and the Development of Organic American Architecture" by Kweku QuansaWinning proposal13"Adrienne Gorska" by Claire Bonney; see Claire Bonney Architectural Papers, 1995-1998, 2002Second Milka Bliznakov Prize2001-2002Award Announcements14Proposal Submissions15"On Gertrude Sawyer" by Judith H. Lanius"Searching for Marion Mahony: Gender, Erasure, and the Discourse of Architectural Studies" by Dr. Elizabeth Cunningham [Prize Winner]"Making Deeper Connections: Women in Architecture" by Neeti Gupta"Where are the Women in Landscape Architecture? A Proposal to Find Out" by Terry Clements"Mentors and Students: Building the Community of Female Architects</" by Dr. Catherine Zipf"La Casa di Eva" by Dr. Maristella Casciato"The Architecture and Urbanism Between the X-Urban/Industrial/Wired Condition" by Lora H. Kim"Contemporary Female Dutch Architects Compared to their Japanese Counterparts" by Tina Lin"The Houses of Lisl Scheu Close" by Jane King HessionCurriculum vitae of Mr. Wei Chen"Women and Design" by Marta Zarza"Handbook and CD to Strengthen the Participation of Community Groups in Urban Renewal Projects" by Dr. Ombretta Romice"Cultural Politics and Historiography: Mapping Feminist Writing on Canadian and American Architecture" by Sarah BassnettWinner's curriculum vitae16Dr. Elizabeth BirminghamThird Milka Bliznakov Prize2002-2003Award Announcements17Proposal Submissions, part 118"The Application of Game Theory to the Field of Architecture"> by Alissa Luepke"Lina Bo Bardi's Museum Picture Gallery: Research through Drawings and Paintings by Bo Bardi" by Cathrine Veikos"Florence Knoll Bassett and the Design of New York International Airport" by David Brodherson"The History of Koryn Rolstad's Contributions to Architecture" by Lynn BoyleProposal Submissions, part 219"TRANS_it - A Discourse on Temporality and Nomadic Condition" by Sofie Redele and Iris Kaltenegger"Security Design: Achieving Transparency in Civic Architecture" by Barbara A. Nadel [Prize Winner]Design Proposal by Maribel Guerra"Turkish Women Architects in the Late Ottoman and Early Republican Era 1908-1960" by Ozlem Erdogdu Erkarslan [Prize Winner]"Politics and Gender in the Viennese Architecture of the 1930s: The Case of Helene Koller-Buchweiser" by Maria RentetziFourth Milka Bliznakov Prize2003-2004Award Announcements, [Prize Winners: Dorrita Hannah and Janet Stoyel]110Fifth Milka Bliznakov Prize2004-2005Award Announcements [Prize Winners: Carmen Alonso Espegel, Isabel Bauer, and Bobbye Tigerman] 111Eleventh Milka Bliznakov Research Prize2011Submitted Work, research paper: 'Organizing Voices: Examining the 1974 Women in Architecture Symposium at Washington University in St. Louis,' by Lindsay Nencheck2011112Supporting Documentation1974113CD, Women in Architecture Symposium, Lynn Meyer's Student Videos1974CD, Washington University Women in Architecture Symposium Audio Files1974DVD, Alice Franklin Student Video1974Twelfth Milka Bliznakov Research Prize2012Submitted Work, research paper: 'Feminism in American Architecture: Organizing 1972-1975,' by Andrea J. Merrett2012114Fifteenth Milka Bliznakov Research Prize2015Submitted Work, presentation (digital): "Adrienne Gorska and the Villa Dr. Pastor, Castelnau le Lez, France, 1964-1967" by Claire Bonney BrüllmanScope and Contents

View Brüllman's updated presentation on Gorska here. Presented at the joint IAWA-UIFA Congress held in Blacksburg, Va., July 2015.

Sixteenth Milka Bliznakov Research Prize, 2016Submitted Work, research paper: 'Women Architects on the Web,' by Ines Moisset et al.2016Spanish; Castilian.115Nineteenth Milka Bliznakov Research Prize, 2019Submitted Work, research paper: 'Life to Architecture: Milka Bliznakov Academic Papers and Records of Russian Women Architects at the IAWA,' Anna Sokolina, 20192019English.116