A photograph of a large-scale puppet titled The Scholar. The puppet is in a car park at Re:START mall. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of the former site of Doug Sexton's house at 378 Oxford Terrace. Sexton's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow in the site.
A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site". Grass has grown over the site.
A flooded driveway leading to 26 and 28 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The driveway is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. The mailbox is on a lean and on the right-hand side is an empty section where a house once stood.
A photograph of Tessa Peach (left) and Heather Hayward at Cathedral Junction with their creation, Picture House. Picture House was a mobile cinema for two people, created out of a billboard trailer. It was part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of Camia Young (left) with Sally Airey and Hugh Nicholson in a car park at Re:START mall, before the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A close-up photograph of a large-scale puppet titled The Knight. The puppet is in Re:START mall. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of performers in medieval costumes playing checkers outside a tent beside the Avon River. The game is part of the Canterbury Tales event. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A public talk by Nicole Lauenstein, Architect, urban design and planning. This talk, entitled 'Sustainable urban living...working, sleeping, playing, running, laughing...in Christchurch again...a new process', formed part of the Plenary Three session, 'Designing the future'.
A photograph of Ryan Reynolds (left) and Barnaby Bennett at The Physics Room for Urban T(act)ics, a symposium exploring tactics and acts of urbanism. The event was organised by Barnaby Bennett and was part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of Byron Kinnaird speaking at The Physics Room during Urban T(act)ics, a symposium exploring tactics and acts of urbanism. The event was organised by Barnaby Bennett and was part of FESTA 2013.
A video of an interview with Alastair Cassels about the opening of stage two of the Tannery Arcade in Woolston. Cassels talks about the success of the venture, the work still to be completed, and the growing number of shops in the arcade.
A photograph of people looking at a temporary sculpture titled Illuminate, on a vacant site on Worcester Street. The sculpture was created by students from Unitec's Architecture department for Canterbury Tales - a carnivalesque procession which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of Suzanne Vallance, Chair of the Greening the Rubble Trust, at the Sound Garden site. Sound Garden was a Greening the Rubble project created by local artist-musicians from recycled materials and launched as part of FESTA 2013.
A close-up photograph of Free Theatre Christchurch Manager George Parker operating a large-scale puppet titled The Scholar. The puppet is in the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A video of a presentation by Assistant Professor Paolo Franchin of Sapienza University of Rome on "Modelling seismic vulnerability and resilience of interconnected infrastuctural systems". The presentation was delivered at the learning forum on Interdependencies of Lifeline Systems as part of the University of Canterbury's Lifeline Week.
A video of a presentation by Roger Fairclough of the National Infrastructure Unit on "New Zealand resilient infrastructures: interdependency issues when planning for the future". The presentation was delivered at the learning forum on Interdependencies of Lifeline Systems as part of the University of Canterbury's Lifeline Week.
A photograph of the base of The Bouffante Cart being unloaded from a flatbed truck in a Re:START mall car park. The cart is part of Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of Byron Kinnaird speaking at The Physics Room during Urban T(act)ics, a symposium exploring tactics and acts of urbanism. The event was organised by Barnaby Bennett and was part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of the large-scale puppet titled The Scholar. The puppet is in a car park at Re:START mall. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of local musician Gemma Syme playing an instrument constructed from old street signs, at Sound Garden. Sound Garden was a Greening the Rubble project created by local artist-musicians and launched as part of FESTA 2013.
An aerial photograph of a residential area in Kaiapoi. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Many of the streets (but not all) in the area north of the Waimakariri River are red zoned".
A photograph of several pairs of headphones and MP3 players at Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion. They are made available to be borrowed by members of the public to use on the Transitional City Audio Tour.
An abandoned residential property at 4 Waireka Lane in Bexley. The driveway is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. One of the garage doors is twisted and the other has 'HM' spray-painted on it. The number four has been spray-painted on the brick wall under the window.
Moira Fraser stands on a mound of liquefaction. The liquefaction is high enough that she is able to hold onto to the spouting of the house next to the mound. A broken fence can be seen protruding through the liquefaction. The property is on Waireka Lane in Bexley.
A photograph of people gathered in the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral, otherwise known as the Cardboard Cathedral. Johnny McFarlane of Beca is talking about project management of transitional architecture. The talk was part of a tour of the Cathedral, during FESTA 2013.
A photograph of people gathered outside the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral, otherwise known as the Cardboard Cathedral. Johnny McFarlane of Beca is talking about project management of transitional architecture. The talk was part of a tour of the Cathedral, during FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a crowd gathered around the large-scale puppets in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street. The puppets were created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of the public launch event for Agropolis, which was part of FESTA 2013. Agropolis is an urban farm on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street. Organic waste from inner-city hospitality businesses is composted and used to grow food.
A photograph of a compost heap at Agropolis, an urban farm on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street. Organic waste from inner-city hospitality businesses is composted and used to grow food. Agropolis was the venue for several events throughout FESTA 2013.