A Brilliant Summer – Architalk #10

Welcome to the 10th Edition of #Architalk, a volunteer consortium of architects who blog about a shared topic. This month’s topic is “Summer Break” chosen by Bob Borson, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP (author of Life of an Architect blog) and creator of the #Architalk series; you can follow our posts on Twitter using that hashtag.  I…

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Favorite Place – #Architalks 8

  Welcome to the 8th Edition of #Architalks. This week’s topic is “Favorite Place,” via Marica McKeel (on behalf of Bob Borson who is currently focused on the annual Playhouse competition in Dallas).  To read the rest of the posts from other architects, please scroll to the bottom of the blog post after you’ve read my take.  Thanks! So,…

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Who Was Julia Morgan?

May West, Madame Curie, and Coco Channel. What do they have in common?  Notoriety: we remember their names and what they did.  In contrast, we might struggle to name a single female architect from that time period. Though there are many coffee table books filled with pictures and stories about her projects, ‘Julia Morgan remains a mystery to this day,’ noted one of the Special Collection’s librarians at Berkeley. As a…

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