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Julia Holden's 2013 Photographs 247
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of building rubble on a demolition site between St Asaph Street and Tuam Street. The old Post Office building can be seen in the distance to the left and on the right are badly-damaged High Street buildings.
BeckerFraserPhotos May 2013 photograph 136
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A demolition site on the corner of Manchester and Cashel Street. A truck is parked next to a pile of rubble behind a security fence. The damaged awnings of the stores to the left can be seen in the background.
BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 002
Images, UC QuakeStudies
185 Chairs, an art installation by artist Peter Majendie, which is a memorial to those who died as a result of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1883
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Demolition site and street art on a wall on Colombo Street, Sydenham. The work on the left is a Gap Filler project, Wayne Youle's "I seem to have temporarily misplaced my sense of humour " (2011), a shadow-board mural which depicts things lost during the earthquake.
BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 001
Images, UC QuakeStudies
185 Chairs, an art installation by artist Peter Majendie, which is a memorial to those who died as a result of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
20120529_5558_1D3-400 Waters Edge Demolition [Explored]
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Demolition of the relatively new seven-storey Waters Edge Apartments in Ferrymead continues. CERES Environmental NZ are doing the job for CERA (Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority). Some will be pleased to see this block go as there was lot of resentment to it being built on the site of the old Ferrymead Tavern, Selected for Explore, #347...
20130416_1284_EOS M-33 200 metres
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A bit of the now demolished QEII (Queen Elizabeth II) Park running track in the "Gap Filler" on the old Deka site in New Brighton (last occupied by a charity barn before a major fire and subsequent demolition).
BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 427
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A pile of rubble on the corner of Manchester and Worcester Streets. In the background, the Design and Arts College and the Heritage Hotel can be seen.
BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 430
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The remains of SBS House, on the south-east corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets. The Octagon Live is behind".
BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 084
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Saint John the Baptist Anglican Church in Latimer Square. The church hall to the right of the church has been demolished. The empty site in the foreground is where the Arrow International building was before demolition".
BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0281
Images, UC QuakeStudies
An aerial photograph the Christchurch Central City. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hotel Grand Chancellor closely surrounded by the Westpac Building and the Holiday Inn".
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2397
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Looking through the fence on to the side and front where shipping containers are being used to support the walls. On the cordon are signs that say 'Danger. Demolition in Progress. No Entry', and 'Monitored construction alarms. Site secured. No Unauthorised entry'.
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 441
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A view down Victoria Street from the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. On the left is the damaged Knox Church, where the brick has crumbled but the wooden roof frame is still intact. Behind is the the BDO building and on the left is an empty demolition site.
BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2039
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The basement of the Louis Vuitton Building on the corner of Colombo Street and Cathedral Square, exposed now the building has been demolished. The Christ Church Cathedral can be seen in the background".
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2191
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Flowers blooming in a vacant site left by the demolition of a building at the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road. A sign on the ground says 'Commemorative service here Wed 22nd Feb. Bring flowers, seedheads and symbols of memory and hope". In the background, on the wall it says 'Do not demo!'.
BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 597
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The city blocks encompassed by Manchester Street, Gloucester Street, Latimer Square and Hereford Street are amongst those with the most demolished buildings in the city centre at the moment".
BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0337
Images, UC QuakeStudies
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street, and High Streets".
BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 360
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of the Allan McLean building, on the corner of Colombo Street and Oxford Terrace. The PricewaterhouseCoopers building is behind. The green digger is feeding the yellow concrete muncher while the red digger redistributes the munched up concrete".
A Giant Sized Game of Monopoly
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A digitally manipulated image of the Gap Filler Monopoly board square on Manchester Street. The photographer comments, "On the site of a demolished earthquake damaged building in Christchurch, New Zealand is a Monopoly game square for giants. The Gap Filler Project makes the bare land where once a building once stood into something both interesting and unique and this time they created a massive Monopoly board square. In the game of Monopoly you move your player with a dog, shoe or maybe the hat, but as the most common thing in the City are diggers they have the placed one on the square. There are also two houses on Manchester Street, which is priced at $240".
Photograph of Gap Filler project 3 (34)
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Two men converse on the site of Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. Behind them is a chalkboard sign outlining the programme for the evening of April 2nd, 2011. The sign reads, "Gap Filler: 1st - 10th of April. Free live music and films from 6pm onwards. Saturday: 5pm: The Captain Willis Trio, 6pm: Ed Muzik, 7pm: The Cracks in Everything, 8pm: Film - 4 Houses, 4 Decades (Christchurch Architecture). All welcome! Bring a blanket or cushion. Ex demolition site. Please be safety aware. Proper footwear must be worn!".
Photograph of Gap Filler project 3 (24)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A chalkboard paper sign outlining the programme for the evening of April 1st, 2011 at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The sign reads, "Gap Filler: 1st - 10th of April. Free live music and films from 6pm onwards. 6 - Daren Tatom, 7 - The Blues Professor, 8 - Film 'Gordonia'.....Bring a blankie and a cushion. Ex demolition site. Please be safety aware. Proper footwear must be worn!". The sign is stuck to the rear wall of Mitre 10 in Beckenham, facing inwards to the site of the project.
Playing the Minute Waltz
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A digitally manipulated image of Michael Parekowhai's sculpture 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer' on Madras Street. The photographer comments, "This is the work of New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai titled 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer'. There are two bronze pianos and a very dominant looking bronze bull on each".
BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 410
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A pile of rubble from a demolished building on Worcester Street. In the background, the partially demolished Warners Hotel can be seen as well as the Novotel and the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building in the distance. A digger and long-reach excavator can also be seen.
BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0311
Images, UC QuakeStudies
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street, and High Street".
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2435
Images, UC QuakeStudies
An access point into the CBD cordon at the corner of Gloucester and Oxford Terrace. Road cones and fencing can be seen in the background with a sign saying 'Access point. Hours of operation 6am-7pm daily. Outside this house use Manchester St/Cambridge Terrace access point'. Inside the cordon, a station can be seen on the left, as well as some workers and cars. The demolition site at the back is where the Brannigans Building used to be.
BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0272
Images, UC QuakeStudies
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street and High Streets".
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'Hurry up with the resuscitation! we can still sa…
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
Shows a carcass that represents the Christchurch Cathedral with many people rushing to try to save it from demolition. Context: the extremely controversial debate about whether the Christchurch Cathedral which was severely damaged in the earthquakes, should be demolished, rebuilt on the same site in the same style or partially demolished and made into a memorial. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Photograph of Gap Filler project 3 (104)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Members of the public at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. Behind the pair is a chalkboard sign outlining the project's programme for the evening of evening of April 10th, 2011 at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The sign reads, "Gap Filler: 1st - 10th of April. Free live music and films from 5pm onwards. 5pm: Plasticine Heroes, I gave These Guys 5 Bucks, 6pm: The Eastern, 7pm: Film - Candyman. Bring - cushion, chair, blanket, picnic. Coffee from 4:30pm daily. Ex demolition site. Please be safety aware. Proper footwear must be worn!". The sign is stuck to the rear wall of Mitre 10 in Beckenham, facing inwards to the site of the project.
"Good grief! Earthquake?" "City Council" 24 September 2010
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
Two people stare at a demolition scene. The man thinks there must have been an earthquake but the woman advises him that it was the city council. Refers to plans to demolish three buildings in Wellington's Willis Street without public consultation. The buildings due for demolition are owned by Singaporean Grand Complex Properties, which plans eventually to build a multimillion-dollar high-rise on the site, reports stuff.co.nz. The Canterbury earthquake happened 4th September and as a result there has been a lot of discussion about the need to preserve historic buildings if at all possible. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Photograph of Gap Filler project 3 (40)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A girl decorating the chalkboard sign at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The chalkboard outlines the programme for the evening of April 6th, 2011, reading, "Gap Filler: 1st - 10th of April. Free live music and films from 5pm onwards. 5: Radius Kink, 6: Runaround Sue, 7: films: NZ Shorts - 2Cars, 1 Night, Tama Tu, + Forgotten Silver. Bring - cushion, chair, blanket, picnic. Coffee from 4:30pm daily. Ex demolition site. Please be safety aware. Proper footwear must be worn!".