A photograph of bricks stacked on a demolition site. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Cashel Street".
A photograph of bricks stacked on a demolition site. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Cashel Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A saved piece of the old City Library during demolition".
A graphic showing how much material from tall building demolitions is recycled.
Wood and pink insulation batts on Canterbury Street in Lyttelton. This construction material has been stripped from the exterior of a house.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking along Gloucester Street towards the Marque Hotel with the Novotel on the right. Demolition material is the Coachman".
The remains of the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of a paste-up on a wall on Peterborough Street. The paste-up depicts an excavator picking up demolition material, with a speech bubble reading, "Nom nom".
A photograph of a paste-up on a wall on Peterborough Street. The paste-up depicts an excavator picking up demolition material, with a speech bubble reading, "Nom nom".
A digger loading building material from Avonmore House onto a truck to be recycled.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A crane lifting roof material off a demolition building at 705 Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Post-earthquake demolition. Materials from a building on St Asaph Street still waiting to be cleared".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Fleet House is between the demolition sites of Kenton Chambers and Manchester Courts. It is being set up for demolition now - with material being stripped out of it and fill laid upon the footpath".
Wood and bricks on Canterbury Street in Lyttelton. This construction material has been stripped from the house behind. To the right is a digger.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Louis Vuitton Building being demolished, COlombo Street".
Construction materials outside a house on Canterbury Street in Lyttelton. The house is being demolished after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Wire fencing and road cones cordon off the area, and a bulldozer and a digger are parked on the road.
A hydraulically powered claw, or grapple, to attach to a digger or excavator. The orange painted iron claw has two opposing levers to pinch materials for demolition or construction.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury. Shops on Colombo Street in Christchurch - damaged in earthquake and then partially demolished to reduce risk from unstable materials which might otherwise be dislodged in strong winds or subsequent aftershocks. The 1590 aftershocks recorded to date have continued to cause further damage.
A Gap Filler mini-golf site made out of recycled materials. This hole was situated on Manchester Street on an empty demolition site. Gap Filler volunteers and community groups designed and installed mini-golf holes on vacant sites around the central business district.
