A digitally manipulated photograph looking through a broken window into a darkened room. Through windows opposite, an overgrown garden can be seen. The photographer comments, "This is a restaurant that was closed down and without any help the garden at the back has flourished".
A broken window at ground level has building rubble behind it, some of which has been pushed out through the broken glass. The photographer comments, "The alternate title is 'Under Pressure'. A bulldozer must have pushed earthquake debris up against the internal wall not realising there was a glass reinforced window at ground level".
Broken glass, liquefaction and uneven paving on the corner of Durham Street and Armagh Streets.
A digitally manipulated photograph of broken windows on Shadbolt House. The photographer comments, "This was close to the start of the demolition of the earthquake damaged Shadbolt House building in the Port of Lyttelton, New Zealand. In the bright sun the glass reflected the blue sky, but the broken windows only reflected the blackness of the interior of the empty broken building".
Broken glass on Argosy House.
A sign for the Antique Store on the footpath of Salisbury Street, amongst broken glass and debris from the building above.
The Our City O-Tautahi Building on Worcester Boulevard, photographed shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The top of the gable has broken and many of the glass windows have smashed. Broken glass is littered on the pavement in front.
A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 121, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A photograph of Whole House Reuse item 121. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
Emergency Police tape placed over a footpath. The footpath is covered in broken glass from a smashed window.
Broken glass and building rubble on Tuam Street.
Broken glass inside the HouseHold Linens store.
Broken glass inside the HouseHold Linens store.
A photograph of The Concrete Club on Manchester Street. Broken glass litters the footpath in front.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Broken glass, earthquake damage".
A photograph of a worker from Dave McMillan Glass Ltd removing a broken pane of glass from a building at the University of Canterbury.
Broken windows on Leicester House. Broken filing cabinets and other fittings lie on the ground in front of the building. The photographer comments, "As you can see the game did not last very long".
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team entering an office through a broken window. Glass from the broken window has spilled onto the pavement in front of the building.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team entering an office through a broken window. Glass from the broken window has spilled onto the pavement in front of the building.
A photograph of glass from the broken windows in the entrance to the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team entering an office through a broken window. Glass from the broken window has spilled onto the pavement in front of the building.
Broken glass and crockery littering the floor of a kitchen.
Broken and buckled stained glass windows on the Provincial Chambers.
A wall clock with its glass broken. The photographer comments, "A very appropriate title as the numbers are not sequential and the clock has a very odd shape".
Weeds and broken glass in front of a cordoned-off restaurant.
A photograph of the Manchester Courts Building on Manchester Street. Broken glass and wood can be seen lying on the footpath.
A photograph of boxes of broken china stored in a bedroom.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "May 2011, Crack'd has been going for a month. The china begins to collect in our spare room. It often arrived covered in liquefaction and broken glass, food and mud, and it was incredibly bulky. It had to be cleaned, sorted, but not broken down, before it was stored."
A close up of a broken stained-glass window of Christ Church Cathedral.
A close up of a broken stained-glass window of Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph looking west down Hereford Street from the intersection of Colombo Street. The footpaths are littered with broken glass and dead leaves.