The lecture series is a natural result and continuation of the two related dissertations of Aneta Vasileva and Emilia Kaleva defended in 2017 which combine theoretical-historical knowledge with such in the field of preservation and with the main task of knowing, understanding and protecting the post-war architectural layer in Bulgaria. In turn, the lectures provide a comprehensive knowledge of the history of Bulgarian architecture between 1944 and 1989 (the period of Bulgarian socialism), track the period of Transition of the 1990s and analyse the post-socialist attitude towards these architectural traces.

The lectures successively examine global architectural context and Bulgarian architectural culture in the second half of the XXth century. They analyse key events, projects and exemplars of Bulgarian architecture and outline problems and directions for the preservation of Bulgarian architectural heritage of the period. The course already has over 250 graduates and finds its continuation in numerous practices, studies and thesis projects.