A video of an address by Dr. Vivienne Ivory, Principal Urban Scientist at Opus International Consultants, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Building Confidence section.
Workers operate a drilling rig inside a Terra Probe truck, which has been raised on jacks to make it stable. The photographer comments, "Another completely different company testing what is below the surface to determine what type of foundations new houses will need. This is in one the blue/green area of earthquake shaken Christchurch. Strangely this is 3 metres away from where the other testing was done".
A photograph of Helen Campbell working on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Bit by bit the opus goes on."
A photograph of the partially-completed mosaic on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Bit by bit the opus goes on."
A photograph of the partially-completed mosaic on the arm of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Bit by bit the opus goes on."
A photograph of Helen Campbell next to Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-completed armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Bit by bit the opus goes on."
A photograph of a flower mosaic on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A lovely detail from the chair, with the opus outline but no grout yet."
A photograph of a flower mosaic on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A lovely detail from the chair, with the opus outline but no grout yet."
A photograph of a flower mosaic on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A lovely detail from the chair, with the opus outline but no grout yet."
A photograph of a flower mosaic on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A lovely detail from the chair, with the opus outline but no grout yet."
A photograph of the partially-completed mosaic on the arm of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "The debate over opus goes on and we settle for flowing lines in the end."
A photograph of lines drawn on the arm of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "The debate over opus goes on and we settle for flowing lines in the end."
This study evaluated and recommended a methodology for undertaking an earthquake risk assessment for Christchurch, incorporating hazard analysis, inventory collection, damage modelling and loss estimation. See Object Overview for background and usage information.
An archaeological report compiled for New Zealand Historic Places Trust under the Historical Places Act 1993
An archaeological report compiled for New Zealand Historic Places Trust under the Historical Places Act 1993
An archaeological report compiled for New Zealand Historic Places Trust under the Historical Places Act 1993
An archaeological report compiled for New Zealand Historic Places Trust under the Historical Places Act 1993
An archaeological report compiled for New Zealand Historic Places Trust under the Historical Places Act 1993
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch working on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Most of the pattern is in place, and the opus is slowly being put around each flower. From top: Jennie Cooper and Katherine O'Connor."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch working on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Most of the pattern is in place, and the opus is slowly being put around each flower. From left: Marie Hudson, Jennie Cooper, and Katherine O'Connor."
A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-completed mosaic on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "We had many interesting discussion about the 'opus' (the background cream colour surrounding our pattern). Should it flow like the pattern, or be a geometric grid as these lines drawn on the chair indicate?."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch working on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Once the opus starts to go on, things speed up. We have a September deadline for the big reveal. Here we are in July. From left: Helen Campbell, Jennie Cooper, and Sharon Wilson."
A PDF copy of pages 324-325 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Scaffold Pavilion'.
A photograph of Helen Campbell and Sharon Wilson working on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Three beautiful ladies: Helen, Flora, and Sharon. Opus almost done!"
A submission produced by the consultancies for the ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence 2016, providing details about how the design team supporting SCIRT was formed, and how successful design delivery was achieved.