CEUs

1 LU

Cost

$10 AIA and Mercantile Library members

$20 non members

Location

Metropolitan Club

Program Overview

6:00 pm reception

6:30 pm program

7:30-8pm book sales and signing at conclusion of program

Architectural historian Victoria Kastner will speak about her new book, Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect, which provides the first in-depth look at Morgan’s fascinating private life, as well as her remarkable career. In 1902, Julia Morgan became the first woman to graduate from the renowned architecture program at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1904 she became California’s first licensed female architect. And in 2014 the American Institute of Architects posthumously awarded her the Gold Medal, as its first female recipient. Best known as the designer of William Randolph Hearst’s lavish estate at San Simeon, on which she worked for nearly thirty years, Julia Morgan built an astonishing seven hundred additional projects throughout the west. Kastner will not only share new information about many of these buildings; she will also reveal her new discoveries about Julia Morgan’s inspiring personal life, which was as exceptional as her distinguished career.

Presented as part of The Mercantile Library’s Allgood-McLean: Women You Should Know series by AIA Cincinnati’s CRAN and Women in Architecture. PLEASE NOTE: due to ongoing construction, this program will NOT be held at The Mercantile Library; instead, it will be at the Metropolitan Club in Covington.

Speaker

Victoria Kastner was the official historian at Hearst Castle for nearly three decades. In addition to her new biography about its talented architect (Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect), she has also written three volumes chronicling its fascinating history: Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House; Hearst’s San Simeon: The Gardens and the Land; and Hearst Ranch: Family, Land, and Legacy. Ms. Kastner has a Master’s degree in Public History with a specialty in architectural history from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and a Master’s degree in Museum Management from George Washington University.  She has also published works on the Beverly Hills Hotel, Bernard Maybeck’s Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and the novels of Charles Dickens. https://victoriakastner.com/

Patron Sponsor

Program Supporter

21C Museum Hotel

BCL Enterprise

Program Booster 

Envisage Architecture

Jostin Construction

Learning Objectives

• Participants will learn the life story of AIA Gold Medal recipient Julia Morgan, first woman architect to graduate from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and first licensed female architect in CA.

• Participants will learn the tenets of Julia Morgan's design philosophy.

• Participants will gain familiarity with Julia Morgan's principal projects, including Hearst Castle at San Simeon, El Campanil at Mills College for Women (now Northeastern University) in Oakland, CA, the Chapel of the Chimes also in Oakland, the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, and dozens of commissions for the YWCA.

• Participants will discover Julia Morgan's design solutions to construction, logistical, and supervisory challenges.

Continuing Education Details

Course Number: CRAN2024.d

Instructional Delivery Method: Live

AIA CES Program Approval Expiration Date: 8.5.27

Prerequisites: None

Program Level: Beginner

Advance Learner Preparation: None

AIA CES Provider Statement

AIA Cincinnati is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number 088. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).

This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.

AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.