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Julia Morgan: A Thoroughly Bay Area Architect

Julia Morgan: A Thoroughly Bay Area Architect

Update: 2025-07-31
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Julia Morgan, the pioneering female architect, was born in San Francisco, raised in Oakland and educated at UC Berkeley and the the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She designed over 700 buildings, many of them in the Bay Area, and had a huge impact on the field of architecture. We dig into her life and legacy.




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This story was produced by Brandi Howell. Bay Curious is made by Katrina Schwartz, Gabriela Glueck and Christopher Beale. Additional support from Olivia Allen-Price, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad and everyone on Team KQED.

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Julia Morgan: A Thoroughly Bay Area Architect

Julia Morgan: A Thoroughly Bay Area Architect

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