Julia Morgan (Julia Morgan; January 20, 1872 - February 2, 1957) is an American architect .
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| A country |  USA |
| Date of Birth | January 20, 1872 |
| Place of Birth | San Francisco California |
| Date of death | February 2, 1957 (aged 85) |
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| Architectural style | and |
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| Awards | [d] ( 2008 ) [d] |
She became the first woman admitted to the Faculty of Architecture at the Paris National Graduate School of Fine Arts in Paris , and the first woman to be licensed as an architect in California. Author of architectural designs for over 700 buildings in California .
The most famous project she worked on from 1919 to 1947 is Hearst Castle .
Literature
- Books
- Boutelle, Sara Holmes (1988). Julia Morgan, Architect. New York: Abbeville Press.
- Morgan, J. (1976). Architectural drawings by Julia Morgan: beau-arts assignments and other buildings . Oakland, Calif: Oakland Museum, Art Dept.
- Morgan, J., Hearst, WR, & Loe, NE (1987). San Simeon revisited: the correspondence between architect Julia Morgan and William Randolph Hearst . San Luis Obispo, Calif: Library Associates, California Polytechnic State University.
- Morgan, J. (1987). Berkeley houses by Julia Morgan . Berkeley, California: The Association.
- Reviews
- Longstreth, RW (1977). Julia Morgan, architect. Berkeley Architectural Heritage publication series, no. 1 . Berkeley, California: Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association.
- McNeill, Karen (May 2007) “Julia Morgan: Gender, Architecture, and Professional Style.” Pacific Historical Review , pp. 229-267.
- McNeill, Karen (Summer 2012) “'Women Who Build: Julia Morgan & Women's Institutions.” California History , pp.41-74.
- Pasadena Cultural Heritage Commission. (1988). Report on reuse of the Julia Morgan YWCA building: YWCA & YMCA Pasadena, California . New York: Halsband.
- Quacchia, RL (2005). Julia Morgan, architect, and the creation of the Asilomar Conference Grounds: including a comparison with Hearst Castle . Virginia Beach, Virginia: Q Pub.
- Steilberg, WT, & Morgan, J. (1983). Some examples of the work of Julia Morgan . San Francisco: Architect and Engineer of California .
- University of California, Berkeley. (1986). Julia Morgan, architectural drawings: inventory of holdings, College of Environmental Design . Berkeley: The College.