My buildings will be my legacy. They will speak for me long after I'm gone. — Julia (image via Cal Poly) Julia Morgan was a lot of firsts. The first woman to be admitted to the architecture program at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris (that's her photographed in front of Notre Dame above). The first woman to be licensed to practice architecture in California (San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland are dotted with her buildings). And even after her death, she was still racking up the firsts -- in 2013, the American Institute of Architects posthumously awarded her its Gold Medal, the highest honor in U.S. architecture.
A Woman to Know: Julia Morgan
A Woman to Know: Julia Morgan
A Woman to Know: Julia Morgan
My buildings will be my legacy. They will speak for me long after I'm gone. — Julia (image via Cal Poly) Julia Morgan was a lot of firsts. The first woman to be admitted to the architecture program at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris (that's her photographed in front of Notre Dame above). The first woman to be licensed to practice architecture in California (San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland are dotted with her buildings). And even after her death, she was still racking up the firsts -- in 2013, the American Institute of Architects posthumously awarded her its Gold Medal, the highest honor in U.S. architecture.