Julia Morgan: The Road to San Simeon, Visionary Architect of the California Renaissance

Julia Morgan was the first woman architect to be licensed in California, and this book celebrates her Beaux-Arts architecture of California, focusing on Hearst Castle and her early buildings. It also explores her training in Paris and the studio and kilns of California Faience.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 03 May 2022
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Julia Morgan, a trailblazing pioneer of her time, achieved remarkable feats, including becoming the first woman architect licensed in California in 1904. Her remarkable life and enduring legacy are celebrated in this captivating book, which delves into the captivating Beaux-Arts architecture of California. With a focus on her most famous project, Hearst Castle, which she dedicated over 30 years to, the volume also explores her early buildings in the style, shedding light on her architectural prowess. Morgan's architectural legacy spans across California, with numerous landmarks attributed to her design. This book deepens the reader's understanding of California architecture by contextualizing Morgan's ambitions, influences, inspirations, and the challenges she faced as a woman carving a successful career in a predominantly male-dominated field. To enhance the reader's appreciation of Morgan's Beaux-Arts training in Paris, the book takes a detailed look at the rigorous Ecole des Beaux-Arts curriculum she completed, standing as a lone woman among men. Additionally, the story of California Faience, a Berkeley ceramic artisan's shop, is explored, highlighting how it became the supplier of tens of thousands of tiles designed by Morgan and overseen by Hearst himself to adorn their architectural masterpiece overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Dimension: 292 x 229 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780847869558