Scaffolding around Riccarton House, which is under restoration.
Scaffolding around Riccarton House, which is under restoration.
A poster created by Empowered Christchurch to advertise their submission to the CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan on social media.The poster reads, "Submission. CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan. After nearly five years of 'Emergency Response' where sustainability has been sacrificed in the interests of speed, we can assume that this phase is now behind us. We see no reason why this period should be extended until April 2016. Lessons must be learned from the past. It is time to move into the 'Restoration Phase'. Once seismic and building standards are corrected, and risks are notified, mapped and accepted, sustainability will be ensures. We need a city that is driven by the people that live in it, and enabled by a bureaucracy that accepts and mitigates risks, rather than transferring them to the most vulnerable residents. We support option 3+."
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Ironside House on Salisbury Street under restoration".
The facade of the Isaac Theatre Royal, protected by shipping containers, awaits restoration.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Restoration work in progress on 235 High Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "the Provincial Council Chamber undergoes restoration in Durham Street".
Scaffolding around Riccarton House, which is under restoration. A shipping container in the foreground is being used for storage.
The dome of the Isaac Theatre Royal, covered in plastic sheeting and suspended in its stage area, awaits restoration.
A sign advertising Riccarton House Bistro, hung on the security fence surrounding Riccarton House. The house has been closed for restoration.
A photograph of people gathered at the RAD Bikes bike shed on Gloucester Street for a restoration workshop, as part of FESTA 2013.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "69 Worcester Street. Languages International Building".
A photograph of people gathered at the RAD Bikes bike shed on Gloucester Street for a bike restoration workshop, as part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Provincial Council Chambers, Durham Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Provincial Council Chambers, Durham Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Provincial Council Chambers, Durham Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Provincial Council Chambers, Durham Street".
A photograph of the lens of the Townsend Telescope. The lens is the most crucial component of the telescope. Despite damage to the surrounding parts, the lens was unharmed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Because of this, the telescope can be restored.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers at the Provincial Council Chambers, Durham Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Provincial Council Chambers".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Provincial Council Chambers".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Site meeting at the Provincial Council Chambers".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers at the Provincial Council Chambers, Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The first business to finish their remediation work and re-open for business within the central city. Languages International in Worcester Street".
A photograph of a sign, reading, "Extreme care, protected trees." The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Provincial Council Chambers".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Richmond Club building with protective coverings on the corner of Stanmore Road and London Street. The Club is still open in another building further along the street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square with the Cathedral in the foreground, the Novotel Hotel behind and BNZ building under deconstruction on the right".
This is how the building looked when it was built - fine indeed!
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An engineer who owns a similar building in Dunedin, and is willing to put money into this building's restoration, is sure it could be stabilised, just like the Railway Clock Tower. And the t...
