Julia Morgan Posthumously Awarded the AIA 2014 Cold Medal

摘要

The good news is that the AIA has, for the first time ever, awarded its Gold Medal, the profession's highest honor, to a woman: Julia Morgan (1872-1957). Clearly, Morgan, who was the first woman to attend the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (she graduated in 1902) and who is best remembered as the architect of that eclectic behemoth, the Hearst Castle, was overdue for recognition. It's always a little jarring to realize that she's almost an exact contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959). But while Wright still resides more or less in the present, Morgan has slipped into the past.