Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (526)

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A photograph of the partially-demolished Cranmer Centre.

Photograph of 36-38 Bangor Street (4)

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A photograph of 36 Bangor Street.

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (248)

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A photograph of a piece of masonry removed from the Cranmer Centre.

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (279)

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A photograph of a detail of the Cranmer Centre.

Photograph of 35 Cambridge Terrace (2)

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A photograph of 35 Cambridge Terrace.

Photograph of 128 Manchester Street (4)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to 128 Manchester Street.

Photograph of Ironside House, 381 Montreal Street (23)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage around a window of Ironside House on Montreal Street.

Photograph of 109 Cashel Street (6)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to 109 Cashel Street.

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (83)

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A photograph of rubble from the partially-demolished Cranmer Centre.

Photograph of 31 London Street (2)

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A photograph of a window of 31 London Street.

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (211)

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A photograph of earthquake damage to the wall above a window of the Cranmer Centre.

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (483)

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A photograph of an excavator demolishing the Cranmer Centre.

Photograph of 170 Tuam Street (10)

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A photograph of 170 Tuam Street.

Photograph of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Stree…

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An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to a window of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.

Photograph of 127-139 Manchester Street (1)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to 127-133 Manchester Street.

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:10:27 13:23:45

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of Manchester Courts building continues with beams now exposed. The heritage building was severely damaged by the September earthquake. Demolition workers visible in top left corner".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:10:27 13:23:49

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of Manchester Courts building continues with beams now exposed. The heritage building was severely damaged by the September earthquake. Demolition workers visible in top left corner".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:10:27 13:23:49

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of Manchester Courts building continues with beams now exposed. The heritage building was severely damaged by the September earthquake. Demolition workers visible in top left corner".

Resurrecting the Ruins

Research papers, Victoria University of Wellington

<b>Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste contributes to over 50% of New Zealand’s overall waste. Materials such as timber, plasterboard, and concrete make up 81% of the C&D waste that goes into landfills each year. Alongside this, more than 235 heritage-listed buildings have been demolished in Christchurch since the 2011 earthquakes. This research portfolio aims to find a solution to decrease C&D waste produced by demolishing heritage buildings.</b> With the recent announcement of The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament’s demolition, this will be another building added to the list of lost heritage in Christchurch. This research portfolio aims to bridge the relationship between heritage and waste through the recycling and reuse of the demolished materials, exploring the idea that history and heritage are preserved through building material reuse. This research portfolio mainly focuses on reducing construction and demolition waste in New Zealand, using the design of a new Catholic Cathedral as a vessel. This thesis will challenge how the construction and design industry deals with the demolition of heritage buildings and their contribution to New Zealand’s waste. It aims to explore the idea of building material reuse not only to reduce waste but also to retain the history and heritage of the demolished building within the materials.

Quake inquiry looks at whether heritage outweighed safety

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Witnesses before the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission have been questioned over whether preservation of heritage buildings was given more consideration than preserving human lives.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 24 November 2012 (3)

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A page banner promoting an article titled, "Change of heart: 70-year-old aerial photo found".

Fairfax Video, September 2010 (24)

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A video of a tour of the Christchurch Arts Centre, lead by Director Ken Franklin. Franklin talks about the strengthening work which was done to the Arts Centre before the earthquakes, the damage caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake, and the importance of preserving the character of the buildings.

Fairfax Video, June 2012 (5)

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A video of a tour of the historic Canterbury Club building on Cambridge Terrace. The club will reopen on 9 June 2012, after an intensive rebuild and restoration process which has fixed the damage from the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video also includes an interview with Dr Brent Stanley, the Canterbury Club President. Stanley talks about the strengthening work that was done in 2009, as well as the history of the club.

Christchurch Mail Image: Elliot Sim 2010:12:06 17:29:01

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Crowd shot of firemen from all over Canterbury who were awarded by the New Zealand Fire Commission and New Zealand Government for their service during the Canterbury earthquake crisis. The event was held at the Hall of Flame at Ferrymead Heritage Park".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath 2010:11:23 13:09:48

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cranmer Court residents Kristin Hollis (left) and Rod McKay talk to Australian heritage architects Edward Clode and Barney Collis about the earthquake damage to the old buildings, which have been converted into apartments".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath 2010:09:16 10:38:27

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Historic building owner John Phillips wants the red tape to go so he can pull his very badly damaged heritage building down and start again so the businesses in the premises can start again".

Owners of quake damaged heritage buildings in Chch briefed

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The Christchurch City Council says it needs Government money to help repair its earthquake damaged heritage and character buildings.

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Monavale, a publicly owned heritage building and gardens - can't see it surviving this one.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 22 December 2012 (2)

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A page banner promoting articles titled, "This one's saved: Peterborough building" and "Square open".

Chch's historic Peterborough Centre saved from wreckers

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A company helping to demolish earthquake damaged buildings in Christchurch, has come to the rescue of the heritage-listed Peterborough Centre.