War Memorial Opera House
At the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, Canning applied traditional gold-leaf and metal-leaf gilding and glazes on 500,000 linear feet of historic architectural elements.
BUILDING FACTS
Location: San Francisco, CA
Built: 1932
Architects: Arthur Brown, Jr., G. Albert Lansburgh
Style: Beaux Arts
SCOPE
The War Memorial Opera House restoration in San Francisco was part of a seismic upgrade, which included the restoration of 500,000 linear feet of architectural elements damaged by the 1989 earthquake.
Canning worked with the general painting contractor to develop traditional techniques to replicate original stipple and texture finishes.
AWARDS
1998 Best Restoration Award, California Contracting