A PDF copy of pages 52-53 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'The Gap Filler Summer Pallet Pavilion'. Render: Yun Kong Sung
A PDF copy of a billboard design from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign. The billboard reads, "You're amazing (even if you don't always think so). Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The design also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page.
A PDF copy of a design for a bus panel from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign. The design reads, "You're a wee Canterbury Gem. Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The design also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page.
A PDF copy of ten posters from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign. Each poster reads, "The world is a better place with you in it. Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The posters also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page.
The previously unknown Greendale Fault ruptured to the ground surface, causing up to 5 metres horizontal and 1 metre vertical permanent offset of the ground, during the September 2010 Darfield (Canterbury) earthquake. Environment Canterbury commissioned GNS Science, with help from the University of Canterbury, to define a fault avoidance zone and to estimate the fault recurrence interval. There is little evidence for past movement on the fault in the past 16,000 years. However, because of the uncertainties involved, a conservative approach was taken and the fault has been categorised as a Recurrence Interval Class IV fault (a recurrence interval of between 5,000 and 10,000 years). A PhD study by a University of Canterbury student will work towards refining the Recurrence Interval Class over the next three years. Taking a risk-based approach, the Ministry for the Environment Active Fault Guidelines recommend that normal residential development be allowed within the fault avoidance zone for faults of this Recurrence Interval Class, but recommends restrictions for larger community buildings or facilities with post-disaster functions. The report is assisting Selwyn District Council in granting consents for rebuilding houses on or near the Greendale Fault that were damaged by permanent distortion of the ground due to the fault rupture in the September 2010 earthquake. The report provides specific recommendations for building on or close to the Greendale Fault, which are being implemented by Selwyn District Council. See Object Overview for background and usage information.
“Bridges are as much a distinctive part of the Christchurch landscape as its well-planted appearance and its old Gothic style provincial buildings. The chance which placed the city by the river Avo…
It is the start of the second week of June 1919 and New Zealand’s Prime Minister, William Massey and the Minister of Finance, Sir Joseph Ward, are in Paris awaiting the signing of the Peace Treaty …
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 14 September 2010, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which the cat is scared of the house".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
Way back in the winter of 2012, at the height of the post-earthquake demolition, I was pretty excited to learn we were going to get the chance to investigate the site of John and Charlotte Godley’s house in Lyttelton. John … Continue reading →
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 14 September 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which the cat is scared of the house".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
This report provides information on the locations and character of active geological faults and folds in Mackenzie District. The faults are mapped at a district scale and the information is intended to highlight areas where there is a risk of fault movement, and where more detailed investigations should be done if development is proposed in that area(depending on the potential activity of the fault and the type of development proposed). Most of the faults and folds identified at the ground surface in Mackenzie District are in rural or very sparsely populated areas. In addition, most of the faults have relatively long recurrence intervals (long-term average time between fault movements) in the order of several thousand years. Following the Ministry for the Environment Active Fault Guidelines, normal residential development would be allowed on or near faults with recurrence intervals this long. There are no recommendations associated with this report. The information in the report will be reviewed as required, after the remaining district reports are completed in the region. See Object Overview for background and usage information.
And just like that, another year is over. This year’s been a big one for us. We’ve excavated some large sites, found some cool artefacts, and on top of all that we moved offices. This fortnight on the blog we’re … Continue reading →
Building Record Form for the Church of St Luke the Evangelist, 248 Manchester Street, Christchurch
A PDF copy of pages 98-99 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Meet Me on the Other Side'. Photo: John Collie. With permission: Christchurch Art Gallery.
A PDF copy of pages 368-369 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Transitional City Audio Tour (The People's Perspective)'. Photos: Ryan Reynolds
A PDF copy of pages 312-313 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Magna Carta Christchurch: The Great Paper Model'. Photos: TEDxEQChch
A PDF copy of the map created for AWA Trails. It shows each of the four trails, the location of each of the twenty five spots to discover and the expected time to walk each track. The maps were available to download from the All Right? website.
A PDF copy of a billboard design from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign. The billboard reads, "Si and Gary think you're awesome. Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The design also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page.
A PDF copy of pages 262-263 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'The Flying Cup and Just a Couple of Strangers'. Photos: Jess de Boer
A PDF copy of pages 314-315 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'The New Zealand Institute of Architects Exhibition Pavilion'. Photo: Soo Ryu, Jasmax and NZIA
A plan which describes how the transition from the IRMO programme to the SCIRT programme will take place after the signing of the Alliance Agreement.
“Perambulators are one of the necessities of the nineteenth century. The children of savages may roll in the dust or be carried in a shawl, or strapped to a piece of board, but the children of civi…
A PDF copy of a print image from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The image reads, "Three years on... It's all right if you're feeling over it, excited, lucky, on edge or overwhelmed today." The image also includes the All Right? logo and the address of the All Right? Facebook page. The image appeared in the Family Times Christchurch Autumn 2014 edition.
Today’s post continues the theme of the last one (a little), in terms of exploring the relationship between products and industries in the past and their connection with our lives today. It’s easy to scoff at some of the things … Continue reading →
A PDF copy of page 124 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The page documents the transitional project 'Plume'. Note that images have been removed from the page for copyright reasons.
Posters which describe the earthquake damage, planned restoration methods and historic information about the Bridge of Remembrance and Memorial Arch. These posters were hung on the fencing around the Bridge and Arch to inform the public about the work taking place.
A Gap Filler submission to the Christchurch City Council Draft City Plan requesting the permission to be heard at the public hearing with regard to the Transitional City Chapter of the Draft City Plan.
Bricks are the best thing that I find. That’s my answer to the most common question an archaeologist is asked. Bricks? Why bricks? Because they always have the best stories to tell! Brickmaking was a booming industry in the 19th … Continue reading →
Food, in all its myriad forms, can be one of the most intrinsic and expressive aspects of culture and society – throughout time and across the world. From the customs surrounding the preparation and consumption of food to the ingredients … Continue reading →
He is bed maker to the dead. The pillows which he lays never rumple. The day of interment is the theatre in which he displays the mysteries of this art. Thomas Lamb 1811. Nothing in this would can be … Continue reading →