Rackham Auditorium, University of Michigan

As specialty contractor, Canning restored and conserved the interior decoration painting, architectural gilding, and plaster at Rackham Auditorium, University of Michigan.

BUILDING FACTS

Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Built: 1938
Architect: William Kapp, Smith, Hinchman & Grylis
Style: Neoclassical

SCOPE

Historic Paint Analysis
Plaster Conditions Analysis
Lead Containment
Plaster Consolidation
Conservation and Restoration
Decorative Painting
Architectural Gilding
Plaster Restoration

Canning was selected as a specialty contractor by the University of Michigan to restore the Rackham Auditorium, which is part of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies.