Everyone likes the idea of living in a converted something-or-other. An old barn, an industrial loft, a former schoolhouse: With a lot of TLC, all of these building types have the potential to become comfortable, appealing residences.
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A small college in Charleston, South Carolina, seeks to revive the centuries-old fine building trades.
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In San Francisco, preservationists and others have been trying to figure out how to best conserve the city’s non-architectural heritage as skyrocketing rents and real estate speculation displace mainstays of the city’s cultural landscape.
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A piece of downtown San Mateo history is getting a shiny new finish as the owners of the House of Merkel are undergoing the painstaking process of restoring the 1930s terra-cotta tiled Art Deco exterior.
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A 38-foot sculpture that was removed from San Francisco's Brotherhood Way during construction of new housing has been returned to its home of nearly two decades and restored, officials with the San Francisco Arts Commission said today.
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On the ground floor of a run-down, four-story building at 217 West Sixth Street in downtown Los Angeles, on the block between South Broadway and South Spring, is one of the city's greatest interior-architecture treasures
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City Visions host Joseph Pace speaks with the architect, conservator [ARG/CS Principal, David Wessel] and city officials responsible for the $1.7 million project, and explores the monument’s artistic, historical and social significance in San Francisco.
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From Paris to Cleveland, preservationists and developers are working together to build better cities.
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With a flourish of political pomp and circumstance, Coit Tower threw open its doors Wednesday after being closed for six months of repairs to its water-damaged murals and leaking roof
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The building rehabilitation work includes cleaning and repair of the concrete tower and tower base as well as repair of damaged stucco, window and door rehabilitation, interior finish repair, signage and barriers to meet accessibility guidelines, mechanical, electrical and accessibility upgrades
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Conservation work is moving forward on the murals, stucco, and lobby-mounted oil canvas paintings up at Coit Tower in San Francisco. ARG/CS conservators are working with Anne Rosenthal Fine Art, the < a href="http://www.sfartscommission.org/">San Francisco Arts Commission, and SF Recreation and Park Department on the project, and we are blogging
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The San Francisco Arts Commission has undertaken conservation treatment of the interior murals at Coit Tower, one of the most important troves of WPA-era artwork in the country. This work is starting on the heels of an extensive repair project for the building, led by the San Francisco Recreation and
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