Coit Tower Improvement Project | San Francisco Recreation and Park
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…
The New Matterport 3D Camera Could Change Reality As You Know It
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 Arts at Stanford University.
Elks Lodge near Union Square turns back the clock – San Francisco Chronicle
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…
California Missions Undergo Upgrades To Resist Quakes : NPR
Conversion these days at the state’s Spanish missions isn’t only about religion; it’s also about seismic retrofitting…
Saving characters to preserve the past / Old hospital gives up a bit of its past on Angel Island – SFGate
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…