Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (4)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (2)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (13)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (24)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (25)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (19)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (20)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (6)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (17)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (18)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (22)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (23)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Theatre Royal building, 148 Gloucester Street (4)

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A photograph of a detail of the Theatre Royal building.

Photograph of the Theatre Royal building, 148 Gloucester Street (3)

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A photograph of a detail of the Theatre Royal building.

Photograph of the Theatre Royal building, 148 Gloucester Street (2)

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A photograph of a window of the Theatre Royal building.

Photograph of the Canterbury Television Building, 202 Gloucester Street (1)

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A photograph of the Canterbury Television building on Gloucester Street.

Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (21)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Union Centre Building, 107 Armagh Street (19)

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A photograph of a detail of the Union Centre Building.

Photograph of the Union Centre Building, 107 Armagh Street (13)

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A photograph of earthquake damage to the Union Centre Building.

Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (3)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Union Centre Building, 107 Armagh Street (17)

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A photograph of a detail of the Union Centre Building.

Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (1)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Photograph of the Union Centre Building, 107 Armagh Street (12)

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A photograph of earthquake damage to the Union Centre Building.

Seismic upgrading - meeting the economic challenge

Research Papers, Lincoln University

The Building Act 2004 now requires Territorial Authorities (TAs) to have in place a policy setting out how they intend making existing buildings that would be unable to withstand a moderate earthquake safe for their occupiers. Many of the resultant policies developed by TAs have put in place mandatory upgrade requirements that will force owners to expend large amounts of capital on seismic upgrading of their buildings. The challenge for the property owners and TAs alike is to make such development work economic or the result will be wide scale demolition of old buildings. This has serious implications for both heritage conservation and inner city revitalisation plans that are based on existing heritage buildings. This paper sets out the issues and challenges for the seismic upgrading of buildings in New Zealand and puts forward some potential solutions

Plato Creative Photograph 11

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An interior view of the Cranmer Court building's octagonal corner section, which housed Plato Creative from March 2008 to November 2009. Although designed to house a book depot, the room was used as the principal's office while Christchurch Normal School was operating from the building. The photograph showcases its high windows and intricate wooden ceiling.

Photograph of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Stree…

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A photograph of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.

Photograph of Stranges Building, 219-223 High Street (13)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to two windows of the Stranges Building.

Photograph of Stranges Building, 219-223 High Street (5)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a detail of Stanges Building.

Photograph of YWCA Building, 268 Madras Street (4)

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A photograph of an excavator demolishing part of the YWCA Building on Madras Street.

Photograph of YWCA Building, 268 Madras Street (5)

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A photograph of an excavator demolishing part of the YWCA Building on Madras Street.