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Mar 1, 2022 · 4.8 148 ratings. See all formats and editions. This new biography—featuring over 150 archival images and full-color photographs printed throughout—introduces Julia Morgan as both a pioneering architect and a captivating individual. Julia Morgan was a lifelong trailblazer.
- Victoria Kastner
In 1904, Julia Morgan became the first woman licensed to practice architecture in California. A successful and prolific architect during the first half of the twentieth century, Morgan was born in San Francisco in 1872 and educated at the University of California at Berkeley and L’École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Apr 1, 2022 · The latest addition to Morgan’s legacy is a new book by the architectural historian Victoria Kastner, Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect (Chronicle Books), published on March 1 and already in its second printing. As its title suggests, the heavily annotated and picture-heavy book incorporates previously unknown ...
Feb 24, 2022 · Morgan was one of the most prolific, modest, and elusive characters in the history of the profession, as this month’s Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect, by...
Architect. Julia Morgan was one of California’s most influential architects. Remarkable not only as an independent woman working in what was traditionally a man’s field, she was also a meticulous engineer and a talented designer... Julia Morgan (1872-1957) Julia Morgan was one of California’s most influential architects.
Mar 6, 2019 · Morgan was born in San Francisco on Jan. 20, 1872. Her father, Charles Bill Morgan, had settled in California in 1867, having reached it from Brooklyn by sailing around the tip of South America...
Chief Designer of Hearst Castle and architect on over 700 projects throughout the West, Julia Morgan is one of the most prolific and important architects in the United States.
