Stancho Belkovski
Stancho Belkovski (, 1891–1962), was a Bulgarian architect. Belkovski is among the prominent names in the history of the Bulgarian architecture from the beginning and the middle of the 20th century. Some of the landmarks of Sofia were designed by him or with his participation most notably the complex “Bulgaria” at the city centre with a hotel, restaurant and a concert hall. He was the first elected rector (1944–45) of the newly founded Higher Technical School in Sofia which is the predecessor of the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy. Biography and Career 
Belkovski was born as Stancho Iliev Belkovski on August 11, 1891, in the Bulgarian capital city of Sofia. His parents were teachers. He enrolled architecture at the Berlin Institute of Technology, Germany, where he graduated in 1920. After the completion of the institute, he returned to Bulgaria and started working in cooperation with the eminent Bulgarian architect Ivan Vasilyov. From 1925 he briefly worked independently. From 1928 to 1939, Belkovski was a partner with Ivan Danchov, with whom he worked on many of his most famous projects. In 1944-45, Stancho Belkovski was elected for rector of the Higher Technical School, Sofia where he later established the department of public buildings. Belkovski died in a train crash during a business trip in 1962 near the city of Kraków, Poland. Works 
1923 - Vlado Georgiev house, nowadays the Austrian Embassy, Gladston str. 16, Sofia, (collaboration with Ivan Vasilyov)
1924 - Alliance française building, Slaveykov square, Sofia
1925 - Nikola Mushanov house (destroyed in 2005), Moskovska str. 47, Sofia
1930 - The Central Post Hall in Veliko Tarnovo, (collaboration with Ivan Danchov)
1931-32 - German school, nowadays the National Academy of Music, Sofia, (collaboration with Ivan Danchov)
1931-37 - Hotel Bulgaria with the Concert Hall Bulgaria, Sofia, (collaboration with Ivan Danchov)
1932-33 - G. Semerdzhiev house, later the embassy of Vietnam, nowadays the Libyan embassy, Oborishte str. 12, Sofia, (collaboration with Ivan Danchov)
1932-33 - Students palace, Narodno Sabrabie square, Sofia, (collaboration with Ivan Danchov)
1935-36 - Andzhelo Kuyumdzhiyski house, nowadays the American ambassador residence, Veliko Tarnovo str. 18, Sofia, (collaboration with Ivan Danchov)
1935-37 - Hotel Balkan with cinema hall, nowadays Youth theatre Nikolay Binev, Sofia, (collaboration with Ivan Danchov)
1936-47 - The Telephone Palace, Gurko street, Sofia
1943 - Aleko mountain hostel, Vitosha Mountain
1943 - Tintyava mountain hostel, Vitosha Mountain
1951 - The Physics and Mathematics faculty building, James Bourchier boulevard, Sofia

See also 
List of Bulgarian architects

References

External links
 About the building of the Students House, Sofia designed by Belkovski

Bulgarian architects
Corresponding Members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1891 births
1962 deaths
Railway accident deaths in Poland