Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The south-west corner of the building has collapsed, exposing the rooms inside, and the north-west corner is supported by shipping containers.
A photograph of badly-damaged buildings on Manchester Street. Coloured shipping containers are stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
The Triton Dairy has been operating out of a metal shipping container on Colombo Street. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
Seen through the cordon fence on Tuam Street, shipping containers support the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, the only part of the hotel still standing.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The towers on the corners have partially collapsed, and shipping containers support one side of the building.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The towers on the corners have partially collapsed, and shipping containers support one side of the building.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The towers on the corners have partially collapsed, and shipping containers support one side of the building.
A view into the Red Zone from Colombo Street, looking through cordon fencing. Some shipping containers and diggers can be partially seen in the background.
A photograph of Majestic House on the corner of Manchester Street and Lichfield Street. The building has been fenced off and shipping containers are stacked on the road to the left, reinforcing the facade of the neighbouring building.
A photograph of street art on a shipping container behind the Embassy clothing store on Colombo Street. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artist 'Paulie'.
A photograph of street art on a shipping container behind the Embassy clothing store on Colombo Street. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artist 'Paulie'.
A photograph of the intersection of High Street, Lichfield Street and Manchester Street. Stacks of coloured shipping containers can be seen supporting the facades of buildings on both Lichfield Street and Manchester Street.
A photograph of a shipping container used as a site office on Hereford Street. In front of the container are two Port-a-loos, and chairs taken from surrounding buildings sit on the footpath to be used as a staff break area.
A photograph of a colourful crocheted cover for a shipping container. It has a variety of patterns including a black swan, a red flower, and a heart with "hope" written in it.
Bricks littering the street below the former Sumner Borough Council building. The building is cordoned off, and shipping containers protect the street from further falling masonry.
Bricks littering the street below the former Sumner Borough Council building. The building is cordoned off, and shipping containers protect the street from further falling masonry.
The back of the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, preserved after the demolition of the hotel. It is being supported by wooden bracing and shipping containers.
The back of the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, preserved after the demolition of the hotel. It is being supported by wooden bracing and shipping containers.
The Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
The Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
The sign at Gollans Point on the beach in Sumner.
Pukeko Place in South Brighton.
A PDF copy of pages 188-189 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Dairy and Container Colombo Street'. Photos: Coralie Winn
A photograph of street art on a shipping container behind the Embassy clothing store on Colombo Street. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artists 'Resto' and 'Paulie'.
A photograph of street art on a shipping container behind the Embassy clothing store on Colombo Street. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artists 'Resto' and 'Paulie'.
A photograph of street art on a shipping container behind the Embassy clothing store on Colombo Street. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artists 'Resto' and 'Paulie'.
A photograph of a removed roof on the ground on the corner of Tuam Street and Manchester Street. A stack of shipping containers can be seen in the distance, against the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph looking north down Manchester Street. Coloured shipping containers have been stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building on the right and empty building sites on the left are fenced off.
A photograph of the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photograph has been taken from the footpath in front. Wire fencing has been placed around the outside of the property. A shipping container is resting on the footpath near the right of the property. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph of tents and shipping containers in Hagley Park which were to be part of the Ellerslie International Flower Show. The show was cancelled in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.