A photograph of buckled walls in a corridor of the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A photograph of the interior of the partially-demolished Odeon Theatre. The top of the walls have been demolished and a nearby building on Manchester Street is visible in the background. Elephants have been painted on the wall of this building.
Damage to Christchurch city following the 22 February earthquake 2011. A collapsed building on the corner of Ferry Road and Lancaster Street. The brick walls of the building have crumbled, bringing the roof down with them. The wall of the building opposite has been exposed, and there is now a doorway to nowhere.
A photograph of the interior of the partially-demolished Odeon Theatre. The top of the walls have been demolished, and a nearby building on Manchester Street is visible in the background. Elephants have been painted on the closest wall of this building.
Damage to Englefield Lodge on Fitzgerald Avenue. A pile of bricks lies in front of the house, windows are boarded up, and wooden bracing is propping up the walls. A spray-painted message on a wall reads "We will try to save this house." The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Englefield, Christchurch's oldest house, in Fitzgerald Ave".
A partially deconstructed house in Bexley. The roof cladding and parts of the wall cladding have been removed. The photographer comments, "Today I took a drive around the residential area between Bexley and New Brighton. It was a stark reminder to be thankful for the situation we're in and perhaps not complain too much that our garden wall hasn't yet been rebuilt".
A sign on the door of a shop reading, "I have been reclosed again by the Council due to buckled retaining wall in basement. My landlord is getting wall braced for all our safety. I hope to reopen in 2/3 weeks. I will try and keep you informed by note on shop glass. Ross".
A photograph of the back of two earthquake-damaged houses on Gloucester Street. The side wall of the house to the right has partially collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the property to the left. Plastic sheeting has been placed over the roof and the top of the wall to protect against the weather.
Damage to a house in Richmond. The brick wall is badly cracked and twisted, and some bricks have fallen, exposing the lining paper and framing below. The driveway is cracked and covered in liquefaction. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. Does that wall look straight to you?
A house on Worcester Street where the side wall has collapsed, exposing the interior.
Bracing holds up the wall of the Toffs Recycled Clothing building on Gloucester Street.
A photograph of street art on the partially-demolished walls of the Odeon Theatre.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Bradley Nuttall building, over police wall. Central city".
A photograph of an artwork on a wall of a building on Armagh Street.
A crumbled wall on a brick house on Centaurus road revealing the inner layer.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army deconstructing a concrete block wall.
Damage to a building where the brick wall has crumbled onto the foot path.
A badly damaged building on Lichfield Street. The brick side wall has completely collapsed.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Bradley Nuttall building, over police wall. Central city".
St John's Church on Hereford Street with steel framework to stabilise the end wall.
A damaged retaining wall beside a cemetery. The headstones are wrapped with warning tape.
A house on Worcester Street where the side wall has collapsed, exposing the interior.
Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs through a brick wall.
As a result of the Canterbury earthquakes, over 60% of the concrete buildings in the Christchurch Central Business District have been demolished. This experience has highlighted the need to provide guidance on the residual capacity and repairability of earthquake-damaged concrete buildings. Experience from 2010 Chile indicates that it is possible to repair severely damaged concrete elements (see photo at right), although limited testing has been performed on such repaired components. The first phase of this project is focused on the performance of two lightly-reinforced concrete walls that are being repaired and re-tested after damage sustained during previous testing.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "End wall of Kensington House, 179-185 Manchester Street".
The damaged Peterborough Centre, surrounded by fences. Stacked shipping containers act as a retaining wall.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Protective wall of containers along the Main Road, Sumner".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Protective wall of containers along the Main Road, Redcliffs".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Protective wall of shipping containers below the Sumner cliffs".
A building on Worcester Street where the brick side wall has collapsed, exposing the interior.