A photograph of the earthquake damage to The Burrito Company on Armagh Street. The front window has smashed, the glass spilling onto the floor and footpath outside. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the door and window to the side. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to The Burrito Company on Armagh Street. The front window has smashed, the glass spilling onto the floor and footpath outside. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the door and window to the side. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on Hereford Street. A column on the right side of the building has snapped and the side wall has pulled away from the building. USAR codes have been spray-painted on one of the windows on the bottom storey. In the foreground there is a police car.
A photograph of a piece of plywood sitting on top of a pile of bricks from the Carlton Hotel. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the wood. In the foreground, metal fencing, cordon tape and a road cone have been used to cordon off the building.
A photograph of the Painted Room shop on Colombo street. Most of the building has collapsed.
A hand painted street sign in Clifton reading, "The Spur, no. 1 to 13. Volker 2009".
COCA Gallery on Gloucester Street. USAR codes have been spray painted in pink on the window.
The word "red" has been spray painted across a brick wall that has been mostly demolished.
Painted graphics on the side wall of the 'Book Discussion Scheme (BDS)' office on Colombo Street.
A warning spray-painted on a driveway reads "Danger, loose parapet, no access, use next door".
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the door of a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of street art painted on a wall. The artwork shows a tui and kowhai flowers.
The side of a damaged building on Liverpool Street has been painted with blue and white stripes.
A photograph of a flower laid on a painted chair in the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
Damage to the Knox Church. On the ground is the word 'Danger' spray-painted on the footpath.
USAR codes have been spray painted in orange on the fence of a house on Gloucester Street.
A thank you note to Resene on the "Instant Poetry" wall. Resene donated paint for the mural.
A photograph of an abandoned property in Bexley. Graffiti has been spray-painted on the garage door.
Houses on Armagh Street that have been cordoned off. On the fence are USAR spray painted markings.
The words "we're ok" spray painted on the fence of a house located in the CBD.
A photograph of a flower laid on a painted chair in the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the window of a building in the central city.
A photograph of an abandoned property in Bexley. Graffiti has been spray-painted on the garage door.
Some paint buckets on the outside of street cordons. In the background some rubble can be seen.
A photograph of a flower laid on a painted chair in the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
The word "repairs" painted on the side of a building has a large crack running through it.
Damage to buidings on Victoria Street. Shops that have been checked are marked with spray-painted codes.
A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. The grass has been mowed, but the dead grass has not been removed. One of the windows has been boarded up with plywood. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that the access to the house is restricted. The number 386 has been spray-painted on the footpath in front of the house. The photographer comments, "The lawn was mowed as part of the maintenance project on red-zoned properties. The numbers were spray-painted in front of all the properties in the Avon Loop in order to keep track of the property number after the mailboxes were lost or removed".
A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 149, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A view of part of the former Canterbury Public Library complex after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. On the left the 1870s section is visible. It has been red-stickered and the ground around it has been spray painted with the words, "Danger, wall". The building on the right is the former Librarian's House, which was built in 1894. It has been enclosed in a safety fence, and a section of masonry from its gable has collapsed. Containers have been stacked between the buildings to reinforce their walls.