Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect Kastner Victoria
Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect Kastner Victoria This new biography--featuring over 150 archival images and full-color photographs printed throughout--introduces…
Specifikacia Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect Kastner Victoria
Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect Kastner Victoria
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. Over the first half of the 20th century, she left an indelible mark on the American West. She was the first woman admitted to study architecture at the cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the first licensed to practice architecture in California.
Morgan spent thirty years constructing this opulent estate on the California coast for the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst--forging a lifelong friendship and creative partnership with him. Of her remarkable 700 creations, the most iconic is Hearst Castle. Together, they built a spectacular and unequalled residence that once hosted the biggest stars of Hollywood's golden age, and that now welcomes