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Vlado Valkof (b. 1972) graduated the Department of Architecture at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in Sofia (1998) and the SCI‐ARC in Los Angeles (2004). He has LEED accreditation and 14 years of creative architectural practice. In 2009 he founded the Design Initiatives – an innovative and successful unit based in Sofia and Los Angeles. Vulkov has won awards from the International Academy for Architecture and the Iakov Chernikhov He is the first Bulgarian architect /designer laureate from "Europe 40 under 40" award for emerging architects. International Foundation. His projects won first prize at the Panasonic Store Front Design competition, and second prize at the UNDP competition; they are exhibited at the Beyond Media Festival in Florence. The works of Vlado Vulkov have received international recognition in such world famous publication as: GA‐Global Architecture, BELLE, Bravacasa, INA‐International New Architecture, Arch Daily, e‐Architect, Designboom, Design Indaba, Web Urbanist, Architecture Linked, Architecture List, Architecture Lab, Architecture News Plus, ArchDoc, ArchiScene, DesignScene, Morfae, Style of Design, Fancy Cribs, Design Daily, AEC Cafe, International Business Times, hc360, Zhulong, Architecture and Sport, Svobodnaia Pressa, Socializarq, Five Core, Arq, as well as in books published by Hi‐Design, Ifengspace among others.
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