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Irving Foster Morrow (September 22, 1884 – October 28, 1952) was an American architect best known for designing the Golden Gate Bridge.
Irving Morrow was a San Francisco-based architect who designed the Bridge’s Art Deco treatments such as the street lamps, railings, and vertical fluting on the towers and piers. He was also responsible for the International Orange color that makes the Golden Gate Bridge a recognizable landmark to people around the world.
Irving Morrow, Corbis. Obscure Architect. Before he joined the project, Morrow was an obscure San Francisco-based architect who designed houses.
Oct 28, 2021 · Irving F. Morrow, an American architect, was born Oct. 28, 1884. Morrow was primarily responsible for what you like when you look at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Irving Morrow. Irving Morrow romanticized the Golden Gate long before he became a consulting architect on the bridge that would span it.
Irving Morrow, Corbis. Obscure Architect. Before he joined the project, Morrow was an obscure San Francisco-based architect who designed houses.
Apr 26, 2011 · The color came about thanks to Irving Morrow, the Golden Gate's consulting architect, who noticed the striking reddish-orange primer painted on some of the steel. Morrow designed the bridge's...
The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the world’s largest examples of the Art Deco style. Named for the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, held in Paris in 1925, the Art Deco style was used by architect Irving Morrow to add aesthetic touches throughout the Bridge.
May 27, 2012 · And it caught the eye of many people, especially bridge architect Irving Morrow. There was a very big public debate about the color. The Department of War wanted to paint the bridge black with...
Irving Morrow. Irving Morrow romanticized the Golden Gate long before he became a consulting architect on the bridge that would span it.
