Video Appearances
The Commonwealth Club of California: Julia Morgan
Citizen Hearst, American Experience, PBS – Part 1
Citizen Hearst, American Experience, PBS – Part 2
Today Show with Matt Lauer
CBS This Morning with John Blackstone
California’s Gold with Huell Howser
C-Span 2 Book TV
Radio Interviews
KQED’s FORUM with Mina Kim & Alexis Madrigal
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
“Air Talk” with Larry Mantle
The Mark Thompson Show, KGO Radio
BBC Radio 4 with Travis Elborough
Articles
San Jose Mercury News
Julia Morgan’s California: A guide to visiting the architect’s signature Bay Area buildings
Preservation Magazine
Victoria Kastner Explores the Inner World of Architect Julia Morgan
Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect by Victoria Kastner was published by Chronicle Books in 2022.
SFGATE
We Talk with Victoria Kastner, Author of Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect
La Nacion
Talento olvidado. La arquitecta pionera que diseñó más de 700 edificaciones y levantó un excéntrico castillo en la cima de una colina
New York Times
Reading Between the Design Lines: New Books Unearth Details
Credit: Special Collections and Archives, California Polytechnic State University
Christian Science Monitor
How Julia Morgan became an Architectural Pioneer in a Man’s World
Merrill Hall was designed by Julia Morgan in 1928 for the Asilomar conference center. It retains the Arts and Crafts sensibilities of her other Asilomar buildings, 11 of which are still standing. Credit: Alexander Vertikoff / Chronicle Books
Berkeleyside
New Book on Julia Morgan Offers an Intimate Portrait of the Famed Architect
The staircase at the Berkeley City Club reflects Julia Morgan’s love of Beaux-Arts elegance and Arts and Crafts individualism. Credit: Alex Vertikoff
San Francisco Chronicle
Review: ‘Trailblazing Architect’ Julia Morgan and the mark she left on California
“Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect” by Victoria Kastner. Photo: Chronicle Books.
Architects and Artisans
An Intimate Portrait of Trailblazing Architect Julia Morgan
The Foothill Women’s Club in Saratoga, 50 miles south of San Francisco. Photo by Alexander Vertikoff.
New York Magazine
The Many Histories of Julia Morgan’s L.A. Herald Examiner Building
One of Julia Morgan’s most famous works is open again after sitting dormant for over 30 years. Photo Credit: Gensler, Ryan Gobuty
San Francisco Chronicle
‘Citizen Hearst’ chronicles the colorful life of the first media mogul, W. R. Hearst
William Randolph Hearst with Hearst Castle architect Julia Morgan. Photo courtesy of Marc Wanamaker / Bison Archives.
New York Times
Taking a Dip in History: A Pool Party at Hearst Castle
The restored Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle on the California coast. Credit: Jake Michaels for The New York Times