Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester Street - this big machine munches concrete rubble and reduces it to aggregate for hard fill on building sites".
A volunteer from the Student Volunteer Army sweeping the site of a demolished building. This is where Gap Filler's "Dance-O-Mat" is to be built.
Bob Charles', a Gap Golf course on a the site of a demolished building. It has been built by Gap Filler out of bricks and green felt.
Bob Charles', a Gap Golf course on a the site of a demolished building. It has been built by Gap Filler out of bricks and green felt.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Beaufort House, on the corner of Latimer Square and Hereford Street".
Page 11 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 21 December 2013.
Page 5 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 10 December 2013.
Page 11 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 4 December 2013.
A photograph of the corner of Manchester Street and Cashel Street. The site has been fenced off and there is building rubble on the ground. There is a coloured tape installation on the fence, and an image of Homer Simpson on the exposed wall of the second storey of the building.
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".
A shield on the side of one of the Wards Brewery buildings, also known as the Crichton Cobbers site. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "These decorative shields, which are still intact, are a good example of the fine workmanship that was found on this industrial complex of buildings".
A photograph of the corner of Manchester Street and Cashel Street. The site has been fenced off and there is building rubble on the ground. There is a coloured tape installation on the fence, and an image of Homer Simpson on the exposed wall of the second storey of the building.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street, and High Streets".
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. Steels bracing has been used to stabilise the front of the building. Crumbled masonry and other rubble is still lying in front. Wire fences have been placed around the building site as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. Steels bracing has been used to stabilise the front of the building. Crumbled masonry and other rubble is still lying in front. Wire fences have been placed around the building site as a cordon.
A shield on the side of one of the Wards Brewery buildings, also known as the Crichton Cobbers site. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "These decorative shields, which are still intact, are a good example of the fine workmanship that was found on this industrial complex of buildings".
A portaloo ouside an apartment building, on the wall next to it is a red sticker, informing the public the site is dangerous and not to enter. On the other side are spray painted codes left by USAR after it had been cleared. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
This thesis was completed by Abigail Thompson for her Master of Architecture (Professional) at the University of Auckland in 2012. It was initiated with the aim of the addressing the destruction of many Christchurch buildings following the earthquakes, and investigates the role of architecture in public memory and ways of reconnecting people with the city. Note that some images in the thesis have been obscured in order to avoid copyright infringement.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The IRD building on Cashel Street seen from across the demolition site of the Occidental Hotel on Hereford Street".
Volunteers setting up one of the painted pianos on the site of a demolished building. The piano has a Perspex and corrugated iron roof over it.
Members of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team using a circular saw to cut through steel at the site of the CTV Building.
A member of the New Zealand Defence Force on the site of the CTV Building. In the background diggers are being used to clear the rubble.
'Vitamins C&G', a Gap Golf course on a the site of a demolished building. It has been built by Gap Filler out of bricks and green felt.
People dance on Gap Filler's Dance-O-Mat, a dance floor set up in a demolished building site, with a coin operated washing machine offering lighting and music.
A photograph of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building. The vehicle has been used to support advertising signs for a relocated business.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Octagon Live Restaurant, viewed from Manchester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John the Baptist".
A photograph of 141 Cambridge Terrace taken from a vacant site on Gloucester Street. The building is under deconstruction and the windows have been removed so the inside is visible.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bedford Row, looking across Lichfield to High Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John the Baptist".