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Architecture and design with continuity
Dikanski + Partners is a family-owned architectural studio with many years of good practice in the field of contemporary architecture and interior design.
Founded in 1991 by architect Assen Dikanski, the approach to work combines current architectural solutions, tailored to the context, function and individual character of each project.
For more than three decades, the design team has approached collaboration with each client with professionalism and integrity, striving to achieve the best result according to their requirements.
Today, the studio continues its work as a partnership between generations, combining accumulated knowledge and experience with sustainable thinking and a contemporary approach to design.
Dikanski + Partners' activities encompass over 450 projects across the country, diverse in scale and function — from single-family houses and residential complexes to administrative buildings, hotels, resort and sports complexes, healthcare facilities, Orthodox churches, surrounding areas and buildings - cultural monuments.
1991-1997:
Beginning and formation of the practice
Implemented diverse projects in a changing environment.
2003-2009:
Portfolio deployment
Complex architectural projects, interior design and corporate design development
2015-2021:
Long-term partnerships and transfer of experience
Portfolio building, sustainable professional partnerships and intergenerational transfer of experience.
1997-2003:
Expanding the scope and establishing
Residential, public projects; expanding building types and scale of work.
2009-2015:
Focus on cultural heritage
Immovable cultural heritage, buildings of public importance.
2021 - today:
Intergenerational partnership
Continuing the practice by combining the accumulated experience and expertise with a new charge and enthusiasm between two generations of architects.
Meet us
A team in which professional experience and practice meet family traditions in a partnership between generations.
We work closely with external specialist partners with whom we share a common professional approach and values.
architect Assen Dikanski
founder
Arch. Assen Dikanski is the founder of Dikanski + Partners. He is a member of the Management Board of the Bulgarian Chamber of Entrepreneurs in Construction, as well as of the Advisory Board of the Bulgarian Chamber of Entrepreneurs in Construction (2010-2012). He is a member of the Sectoral Council for Tripartite Cooperation at the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works of the Republic of Bulgaria from 2005 to 2016. Arch. Dikanski is a long-time lecturer at the University of Architecture and Civil Engineering of the Republic of Bulgaria between 1999 and 2013. In 2016, he was a member of the Commission for the Selection of the Chief Architect of the City of Sofia.
architect Diana Dikanska
chief designer
Arch. Diana Ilieva Dikanska has been the chief designer of the company since its inception. In addition to her creative work as the head of the design team, Arch. Ilieva is the author of numerous articles in the field of architecture and design, most notably in the magazine “Nash Dom”. Honorary lecturer at NBU in the period 2010-2013 and at UACEG for 2013-2017.
Dr. Arch. Gergana Dikanska
manager
Dr. Arch. Gergana Dikanska became part of Dikanski + Partners from the beginning of her studies at UACEG, which she graduated with honors from the department "Interior and Design for Architecture", and subsequently defended her doctoral degree from the same department with the topic "Building Corporate Design. Banking Sector". She successfully completed an entrepreneurship program at Babson College and Florida International University, as well as micro- and macroeconomics courses at CESC at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". She is currently an assistant professor at NBU, where she teaches architecture and interior design.
architect Ralitsa Dikanska
manager
Arch. Ralitsa Dikanska graduated from the University of Architecture and Civil Engineering with honors, defending her diploma project in the Department of “Interior and Design in Architecture”. She is currently a doctoral student at the Department of “Interior and Furniture Design” at the University of Forestry. Arch. Dikanska has successfully completed a cultural exchange at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, as well as successfully completed training in global education at the Council of Europe. She has experience in the field of team management, project management and social projects.