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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As one of a handful of beta testers, Colleen used Matterport's camera to scan a ceiling for a remodel of Stanford Hospital, to scan a new tunnel system for a winery in Napa and to scan the historic foyer skylight of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual
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Architectural treasures aren't always what they seem; sometimes they're replicas of details that did not exist. When the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks built itself a regal lodge near Union Square, the terra-cotta show included a Gothic balcony
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In a city where the 264 official landmarks include City Hall, 23 churches and the Ferry Building, the latest additions to the list are two bars. A real estate office is next in line.
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Conversion these days at the state's Spanish missions isn't only about religion; it's also about seismic retrofitting
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Small pieces of the history of Angel Island's immigration station were carefully pried off the wall of a crumbling building Thursday to be preserved as reminders of a bitter past
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