Dimitrina Popova

17 Mar 2018

Dimitrina Popova

Dimitrina Popova
Asst. Prof. PhD
Ancient Art research group Main areas of research: Theory and history of architecture; identity of sites; architectural heritage; Roman territorial planning; Roman roads and streets; contemporary popular architecture; prefab projects under Socialism
 

2000: MA in Architecture, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG), Sofia;
2014: PhD in Theory and History of Architecture, IAS;
2015: Asst. Prof., Fine Arts Depatment
 
Publications:
– Popova, D. Boundary Changes between the Urban Nucleus and Periphery of Serdica, Philippopolis and Pautalia І-ІІІ AD, – In: volume:VIII International Scientific Conference, Belgorod State National Research University, Belgorod, Russia, 2014 pp. 48-54;
– Popova, D. Heavy Load Vehicles Access in Serdica, Philippopolis, Pautalia and Nicopolis ad Istrum, – In: Papers of the American Research Center in Sofia, Bulgaria, 2014, vol. 1, pp. 78-87;
– Popova, D. Public Baths in the Urban Fabric of Serdica, Philippopolis and Pautalia, – In: Conference proceedings: Public Art on the Balkans, American Research Center in Sofia, 2013;
– Попова, Д. „Границите на Сердика, Филипопол и Пауталия през І-ІІІ век”, – In: „Архитектура”, 5/2013, София, pp. 47-51;
– Попова, Д. „Градоустройствени архетипове през І-ІІІ в. на Пауталия, Сердика, Филипопол и Августа Траяна”, Международна юбилейна научно-приложна конференция UACEG 2012, София, 2012, vol. І, pp. 51-56, ISBN 978-954-724-049-0;
– Попова, Д. „Римският град в компютърните игри”, в: Изкуствата, пазарът, публиките. Институт за изследване на изкуствата, Българска академия на науките, София, 2012, pp. 183-187,ISBN 978-954-8594-44-8;
– Попова, Д.„Строителни норми на римската архитектура на Балканите І-ІІІ век”, XII Международна научна конференция ВСУ, 2012, София, vol. ІІ, pp. ІV18-ІV22, ISSN 1314-071X;
– Попова, Д. „Законът за устройство на територията в Римската империя”, Изкуствоведски четения 2011, Институт за изследване на изкуствата, БАН, София, pp. 99-105, ISSN 1313-2342;
– Попова, Д.  Изследвания върху уличното движение в римския град, Изкуствоведски четения 2013, Институт за изследване на изкуствата, БАН, София;

 Asst. Prof. Dimitrina Popova has participated in a number of symposia and conferences at home and abroad such as:

– Workshop conference on Sites of Memory of Socialism and Communism in Europe, Universities of Bern and Basel. Switzerland, September 3-6, 2015;
– International Conference on Communication and Commerce from Alexander the Great to Alexander Battenberg, American Research Center in Sofia, October 25-26, 2012;
– International Anniversary Symposium on Science and Practice, UACEG, Sofia, November 2012;
– Conference on Arts, Markets, Audiences, IAS, BAS, Sofia, November 2012.
 
Courses of lectures:
University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy: Safeguarding Architectural Heritage; Aesthetics (a senior year course for architecture students).
 
Awards:
– 2015: research grant from the Centre for Advanced Studies, Sofia;
– 2014: BAS Award for Doctoral Thesis for her Limits of the Roman Empire’s Interference through Architecture in Thrace; a grant from CEU, Budapestfor participation in the Luminosus Limes: Geographical, Ethnic competition, Social and Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity; PhD Fellowship for Southeast European Scholars, American Research Center in Sofia, February –April;
– 2013: American Research Center in Sofia, a one-month doctoral fellowship to conduct research at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, July;
– 2012: The Association for Development of Sofia Award for her project Interactive Street Lighting at the Promotion of Innovation in Sofia Cultural Industry.
 
Research related activities:
TV and Radio:
– Radio Sofia, Info Addicts’ Hour, talk occasioned by the Alexander the Great to Alexander Battenberg and her paper Heavy Load Vehicles Access in Serdica, Philippopolis, Pautalia and Nicopolis ad Istrum, november 2012;
– An interview for Radio Sofia news bulletin about the architectural competition Art in the Spaces between the Blocks of Flats in Sofia Prefab Projects and Sofia application for European City of Culture, September, 2013;
– An interview for BNT 2 news bulletin about the results of the architectural competition Art in the Spaces between the Blocks of Flats in Sofia Prefab Projects and Sofia application for European City of Culture, November, 2013.