23 May 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-23-IMG_2901
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
23 May 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-23-IMG_2903
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
23 May 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-23-IMG_2902
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Detail of street art, reading 'Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a dream, realise it. Life is a game, play it. Life is love, share it'.
A photograph of volunteers constructing the Life in Vacant Spaces headquarters.
A photograph of the Life in Vacant Spaces headquarters, an off-grid, sub-consent office building.
A photograph of the Life in Vacant Spaces headquarters, an off-grid, sub-consent office building.
A photograph of volunteers constructing the Life in Vacant Spaces headquarters.
A photograph of volunteers constructing the Life in Vacant Spaces headquarters.
A photograph of a volunteer laying a foundation for the Life in Vacant Spaces headquarters.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Government Life building at 69 Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square with the Government Life Building to the left".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Grant Thornton building and the old Government Life building in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Government Life building in Cathedral Square. This will be a dirty demolish (nothing salvaged as the building has extensive use of asbestos)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square looking over Gloucester Street to the Farmers car park (to be demolished), Government Life Building (right, to be demolished)".
A photograph showing the deconstruction of the Mutual Funds Life building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The north side of Cathedral Square with the Cathedral, the Telecom building, Citizens' War Memorial, Clarendon Tower, Grant Thornton building, and Government Life building visible".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The cranes working on the Clarendon Tower and the Grant Thornton building, viewed from Cathedral Square. Government Life building (to be demolished) on the extreme right".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rubble in Cathedral Square being stockpiled to provide a high base platform for the giant nibbler to demolish the Grant Thornton building (upper left) and the Government Life building (right)".
A photograph showing the top of the partially deconstructed Mutual Funds Life building.
A photograph taken from the top of the BNZ building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Clarendon Towers, Rydges Hotel, Grant Thornton, Brannigans Building (under demolition), former Government Life Building and Farmers are the high buildings dominating the view in this picture".
A close up of a broken window of the former Government Life building in Cathedral Square.
A close up of a large crack in the former Government Life building in Cathedral Square.
A photograph of a barbeque brunch and public talk opposite the former Christchurch City Council offices on Tuam Street. The design team from Sustainable Habitat Challenge discussed the build of a sub-consent, off-grid office for Life in Vacant Spaces Trust. The event was part of FESTA 2012.
A photograph showing the top of the partially deconstructed Mutual Funds Life building and the Forsyth Barr building.
A photograph of the police kiosk in Cathedral Square, with the partially deconstructed Mutual Funds Life building showing above it.
A view down damaged Chancery Lane through cordon fencing. A large crack can be seen in the former Government Life building to the right.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christ Church Cathedral".
The former Government Life building in Cathedral Square. A couple of windows have been broken and a window on the ground floor has been boarded up.
