Selected work

Projects that prove the approach

Every project begins with the same question: what here is original, and how do we keep it? A look at recent restoration and assessment work.

Masonry & Sculptural Conservation

West Block, Parliament Hill

Ottawa, ON, Canada · 2012–2016

Conservation oversight for the exterior masonry program of one of Parliament Hill's original Neo-Gothic buildings — stone-by-stone assessment, repair, cleaning, and repointing across a multi-year national rehabilitation.

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Granite & Bronze Monument Restoration

National War Memorial

Ottawa, ON, Canada · 2015–2016

Masonry and metal conservation of Canada's primary national war memorial — condition assessment, treatment mock-ups, and on-site oversight of the granite arch and its 27 heroic-scale bronzes.

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Glass Mosaic Conservation

Mosaic Ceiling, 180 Wellington

Ottawa, ON, Canada · 2017

Conservation of a 1927 Byzantine-style glass-mosaic vaulted ceiling by muralist Barry Faulkner — survey, cleaning, consolidation of loose tesserae, and replacement of missing glass and grout.

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More projects

Across disciplines and materials

Limestone Carving Conservation

Confederation Column

Parliament Hill, Ottawa, ON, Canada · 2017

Cleaning, gold-lettering inpainting, and a colour-matched limestone dutchman repair to the carved base of the Confederation Column — completed for the centennial of Centre Block's reconstruction.

Artifact & Carriage Conservation

Tanner Sleigh Hearse

Cumberland, Ottawa, ON, Canada · 2016

Conservation of a c.1900 sleigh hearse from the Tanner Hearse Collection — corrosion removal, dry-rot and glass stabilization, leather repair, and treatment reporting.

Aircraft & Artifact Conservation

Martin B-26 Marauder

Whitehorse, YT, Canada · 2014

Assessment and stabilization of a WWII-era B-26 Marauder crash artifact for the Yukon Government — preserving the aircraft as a historic crash, with its damage, patina, and scavenged state intact.

Bronze Sculpture Conservation

Roy Leadbeater's Mannequins

Calgary, AB, Canada · 2017

Cleaning, repair, and protective coating of Roy Leadbeater's bronze sculpture Mannequins, readying the City of Calgary public artwork for display in a new home.

Architectural Sculpture Conservation

Centre Street Bridge Lions

Calgary, AB, Canada · 2017

Conservation of the historic Centre Street Bridge lions in Calgary — CO₂ cleaning, epoxy and void-span crack repairs, silane consolidation, and a colour-matched Keim mineral coating.

Bronze Assessment & Documentation

Supreme Court of Canada Bronzes

Ottawa, ON, Canada · 2014–2015

Hands-on survey, condition assessment, and contract documents for the exterior bronze elements of the Supreme Court of Canada — including the Allward statues Veritas and Justicia.