What is SCIRT?

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An article that explains the innovative work of SCIRT in a post-disaster environment.

Christchurch rebuild, New Zealand: alliancing with a difference

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A paper published in the Management, Procurement and Law Journal Volume 168 Issue MP3, which describes a different form of alliancing.

Sue Davidson's Blog 14/10/2012: Electricians challenged

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Sue Davidson's blog for 14 October 2012 entitled, "Electricians challenged".

The Strengthening of Heritage Bridges - Construction Challenges

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A conference paper prepared for the 4th Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference which outlines the challenges faced by SCIRT when repairing the Armagh Bridge, Colombo Bridge and Antigua Bridge.

Archaeological challenges in the Hundred Acre Wood

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Hello everyone! Belated happy new year and welcome back. We’ve decided to begin the year by talking about problems (just to start on a positive note). Well, sort of. We’re participating in an international round-up of blog posts this month … Continue reading →

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 174-175: Gap Filler Office

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A PDF copy of pages 174-175 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Gap Filler Office'. Photos: Gap Filler

Trial Anchors Through Existing Gabions

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A paper describing the procedure and challenges associated with installing anchors through gabion baskets.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 122-123: We Love Pop Up

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A PDF copy of pages 122-123 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'We Love Pop Up'. Photo with permission: SHAC

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 324-325: Scaffold Pavilion

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A PDF copy of pages 324-325 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Scaffold Pavilion'.

The governance of SCIRT - the exercise of control

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A document which describes how SCIRT's governance structure was set up and developed in response to the many challenges of the horizontal infrastructure rebuild.

Bridge of Remembrance Seismic Strengthening - New Zealand Concrete Industr…

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A paper presented at the New Zealand Concrete Industry Conference 2015 about the design and construction challenges faced when strengthening the Memorial Arch.

Gap Filler Gap Hunt Booklet

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

The Gap Hunt booklet put together by Gap Filler in collaboration with KidsFest for the school holidays. The booklet challenged school children to find and enjoy Gap Filler projects around the central city.

Class, wealth & power

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

The challenge for this week’s blog was to consider class and buildings – more specifically: houses. When I decided to write this post, I thought it’d be relatively straightforward – I have a really interesting house to tell you about, … Continue reading →

The Big House in a little town

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

“The degree of civilisation in a society can be judged by entering its prisons” – Fyodor Dostoevsky One of the challenges faced by any new colony is what to do with the non-conformists, renegades, and criminals. The ideal, of course, … Continue reading →

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 64-65: Life in Vacant Spa…

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A PDF copy of pages 64-65 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Life in Vacant Spaces HQ'. Photos: Tim Bishop and LiVS