Historic Trocadero Clubhouse Reopens After Repairs Completed
March 13, 2025
Extensive repairs to the historic Trocadero Clubhouse at Sigmund Stern Grove have been completed and the historic venue is now available to book.
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SF Stern Grove’s Trocadero Clubhouse repairs complete, ready for reservations
March 4, 2025
Repairs are complete at the Trocadero Clubhouse at Sigmund Stern Grove in San Francisco after a massive tree damaged the historic landmark in a storm nearly two years ago.
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Conserving Culture: A Conversation with David Wessel on Rebuilding Ukraine
April 10, 2024
Considering the cultural losses that each demolished building represents, and carefully weaving that history back into the reconstruction process, is just as critical.
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Love those mosaic murals? Repairs begin on 1904 UC Berkeley building
April 6, 2023
You’ve likely seen it on walks across the UC Berkeley campus — the little one-story red brick building northeast of Sproul Hall and near Strawberry Creek.
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UCSF Hires Conservation Firm to Move Zakheim Murals from Seismically Vulnerable Building
October 20, 2020
UC San Francisco has selected a historic preservation firm for the delicate task of relocating a series of 10 New Deal-era murals from a seismically vulnerable building on UCSF’s Parnassus Heights campus.
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Artist David Ireland’s Restored San Francisco House Reveals the Art of the Everyday
November 2, 2018
Every once in a while, a piece of art will fundamentally change the way you see the world. That’s what happened to Carlie Wilmans the first time she visited 500 Capp Street.
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Monterey Conference Center gets back its historical mural
October 16, 2018
After three years stored away in safe keeping, the Monterey Conference Center’s mosaic mural is finally being re-installed.
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Interview with Jorge Otero-Pailos
March 8, 2018
The architect and artist speaks about the GSAPP's new historic preservation Ph.D program.
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The Evolving Role of Preservation of College Campuses
October 3, 2017
In an age when the tools of education such as books, notepads, and ballpoint pens are becoming obsolete, campus buildings are being reinvented, one by one […] So how should we approach preservation planning?
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The Brumidi Corridors at the U.S. Capitol Finally Look Their Best
September 28, 2017
“He wanted the Capitol to rival the great palaces of Europe and to impress visitors, conveying the message that America had culturally come of age.”
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How houses were cooled before air conditioning
September 28, 2017
"The idea of cooling a house in hot climates is nothing new—ancient Egypt used courtyards to promote air flow through buildings," says Jonathan Hogg…
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A history of the Gilded Age mansion museum
September 28, 2017
Today, the vast majority of Gilded Age mansions aren’t being used as family homes, and very few are still owned by the original family.
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