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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.
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.
Obscure Architect. Before he joined the project, Morrow was an obscure San Francisco-based architect who designed houses. Riding the ferry home every night to Oakland, Morrow had plenty of time...
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.
Morrow designed small features like streetlamps, railings and pedestrian walkways, introducing these elements during several work delays. Morrow also added vertical fluting to the...
Irving Morrow. Irving Morrow romanticized the Golden Gate long before he became a consulting architect on the bridge that would span it.
Apr 26, 2011 · When it came time to decide the paint color for the bridge, consulting architect Irving Morrow wanted a warm hue to contrast with the cool grays, blues and greens of San Francisco Bay.
