A digger parked on a pile of demolition rubble behind the former Christchurch City Council building.
A digger parked on a pile of demolition rubble behind the former Christchurch City Council building.
Wildflowers growing around a road cone in an empty section where a building has been removed.
The outdoor seating area of C1 Expresso's new location in the Alice in Videoland building.
A photograph of sculptures by artist Miranda Parkes on an empty building site on Cashel Street.
A photograph of a cleared building site near the intersection of High Street and Cashel Street.
A photograph of a vacant site and remaining damaged buildings between High Street and Lichfield Street.
A photograph of the back of badly-damaged High Street buildings, taken from St Asaph Street.
Weeds growing on the site of a demolished building. In the foreground is an abandoned shoe.
The arm of a long reach excavator rising above the broken columns of a demolished building.
A photograph of a cleared building site near the intersection of High Street and Cashel Street.
A photograph of a cleared building site on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street.
A photograph of a cleared building site on High Street, near the intersection of Cashel Street.
A photograph of a cleared building site on High Street, near the intersection of Cashel Street.
A photograph of cleared building sites on High Street. Temporary sculptures and seating have been installed.
A photograph of cleared building sites on High Street. Temporary sculptures and seating have been installed.
A photograph of sculptures by artist Miranda Parkes on an empty building site on Cashel Street.
A photograph of the back of badly-damaged High Street buildings, taken from St Asaph Street.
A photograph of cleared building sites on High Street. Temporary sculptures and seating have been installed.
Looking west down Bedford Row from Madras Street. The Inland Revenue building is on the right.
A photograph of the back of the badly-damaged McKenzie & Willis building on Tuam Street.
A Wilson's car park has replaced the buildings on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets.
Messages written on stones left in front of the cordon fence around the CTV Building site.
A photograph of sculptures by artist Miranda Parkes on an empty building site on Cashel Street.
A photograph of a cleared building site near the intersection of High Street and Cashel Street.
The current seismic design practice for reinforced concrete (RC) walls has been drawn into question following the Canterbury earthquakes. An overview of current research being undertaken at the University of Auckland into the seismic behaviour of RC walls is presented. The main objectives of this research project are to understand the observed performance of several walls in Christchurch, quantify the seismic loads on RC walls, and developed improved design procedures for RC walls that will assist in revisions to NZS 3101. A database summarising of the performance of RC wall buildings in the Christchurch CBD was collated to identify damage modes and case-study buildings. A detailed investigation is underway to verify the seismic performance of lightly reinforced concrete walls and an experimental setup has been developed to subject RC wall specimen to loading that is representative of a multi-storey building. Numerical modelling is being used to understand the observed performance of several case-study RC walls buildings in Christchurch. Of particular interest is the influence that interactions between walls and other structural elements have on the seismic response of buildings and the loads generated on RC walls.
A photograph taken near the intersection of Manchester Street, Lichfield Street and High Street. The old Post Office building, now housing C1 Espresso, can be seen in the distance with Ronnie Van Hout's sculpture on the roof. Coloured shipping containers support the remaining front facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph taken near the intersection of Manchester Street, Lichfield Street and High Street. The old Post Office building, now housing C1 Espresso, can be seen in the distance with Ronnie Van Hout's sculpture on the roof. Coloured shipping containers support the remaining front facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph of a mural by Chris Finlayson and Dean Blundell on the side of the Manchester Street car park. The artwork gives the illusion that unconventional vehicles are parked in the parking building. The vehicles include an aeroplane, steam train, helicopter, tractor, steamroller, excavator, and two old-fashioned cars.
The side of a damaged building on Liverpool Street has been painted with blue and white stripes.