Public Buildings

Ciurlionis Concert Centre


Location: Kaunas, Lithuania

Building type: Concert Centre

Surface: 20 000 m²

International competition: 2017

Suncheon Art Platform


Location: Suncheon, South Korea

Building type: Public building

Surface: 10 000 m²

International competition: 2016

San Stefano Plaza


Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Building type: Commercial center, offices and apartments

Surface: 55 000 m²

Competition: First prize

Project and realization: 2005–2017

Stefan Dobrev, Ilian Nikolov & Philip Zahariev associated architects

Benchmark Business Centre


Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Building type: Commercial centre and offices

Surface: 35 000 m²

Client: Benchmark

Project and realization: 2005–2009

Martial Arts Arena Europe


Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Building type: Sports Hall

Surface: 40 000 m²

National Academy Of Fine Arts


Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Building type: Extension and Renovation Project

Surface: 28 800 m²

Competition: First Prize

Project: 2005–2014

National Academy Of Fine Arts

First and Second stage 2016–2017


Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Building type: Extension and Renovation Project

Surface: 7 930 m²

Competition: First Prize

Project and realization: 2016–2018

UBA National Exhibition Center Shipka 6


Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Building type: Reconstruction and renovation project

Surface: 8 345 m²

Client: UBA – Union of Bulgarian Artists

Competition: 2014

Contemporary Museum Center


Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Building type: Renovation and extension

Surface: 26 448 m²

Client: Ministry of Culture

Competition: 2010

Capital City Centre


Location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Building type: Reconstruction and extension

Surface: 12 000 m²

Project and realization: 2006–2008

Corsair Airline Headquarters


Location: Rungis, France

Building type: Corsair Headquarters & catering facilities

Surface: 7 500 m²

Project and realization: 1995–1998

Gerard Pierre & Stefan Dobrev associated architects

Azadi Cinema Centre


Location: Tehran, Iran

Building type: Multiplex, commercial centre, business center, and exhibition gallery

Surface: 16 000 m²

International competition: First prize

Project: 1998–2000

Bulgarian National Bank Complex


Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Building type: Public building

Surface: 40 000 m²

Competition: First prize

Project: 1992–1995

Stefan Dobrev and E. Markov associated architects

Commercial Center and Offices – Beijing, China

Location: Beijing, China

Building type: Public building

Surface: 220 000 m²

Project: 1998

Stefan Dobrev and Gerard Pierre associated architects

Electronica offices

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Building type: Offices and commercial area

Surface: 8500 m²

Project: 2008

Prado Museum

Location: Madrid, Spain

Building type: Museum extension, restructuring and renovation project

Surface: 250 000 m²

International competition: Second phase selection out of 590 projects

Project: 1995

Stefan Dobrev and L.Shinkov associated architects