An urban regeneration initiative which aims to temporarily fill sites left vacant after the September 4, 2010 Canterbury Earthquake and the February 22, 2011 Christchurch Earthquake with creative projects for community benefit.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "City block bounded by Madras Street (left) and Barbadoes Street (right) Lichfield Street (upper) and Tuam Street (lower)".
A flooded driveway leading to 16, 18 and 18A Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section to the right is empty and overgrown with weeds. The house to the left has been abandoned.
An aerial photograph looking south over the Christchurch CBD centred on Colombo Street. The Town Hall and beginnings of Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion can be seen to the bottom left.
A photograph of the Canterbury Trade Union Centre on the corner of Armagh Street and Madras Street. USAR codes have been spray painted on the left column.
A photograph of the remains of the McKenzie & Willis building on Tuam Street. Part of the shipping containers which are stacked on the road can be seen to the left.
The flooded driveway of 26 and 28 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section to the right is empty and overgrown with weeds. The house to the left has been abandoned.
Members of Civil Defence conferring at their temporary headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. To the left is Mayor Bob Parker.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Armagh Street looking over the demolition to the District Court in Durham Street (left) and the Copthorne Hotel (centre)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gough House on Hereford Street. The DIA Building to the left is already soft stripped and ready for demolition".
An aerial photograph looking south west over the CBD. Latimer Square can be seen in the centre right of the photograph. To the left, the Transitional Cathedral is being constructed.
An aerial photograph of Pegasus Bay near the mouth of the Waimakariri River. To the left, Brooklands can be seen as well as Kairaki in the distance.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Jordan Luck (left) and Ray Colombus (middle) lead the artists at the finale".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive and Morris Street (left of the river) and River Road with Lois Place (right of the river)".
Damage to a gable of the Music Centre of Christchurch building on Barbadoes Street. The gaps left by the collapse of the building's masonry have been weather proofed with a tarpaulin.
Damage to one of the gables of the Music Centre of Christchurch building on Barbadoes Street. The gaps left by the collapse of the building's masonry have been weather proofed with a tarpaulin.
A man making notes on a map of the Botanic Gardens outside the Robert McDougall Art Gallery. Cracks can be seen in the footpath to his left.
Three excavators sit on top of the demolition rubble where the Crowne Plaza Hotel once stood. In the background are the Forsyth Barr building (left), the Victoria Apartments (centre), and the Environment Court building (right).
Bronze award recipients, Jonathon Atkins (second to the left) and David Terry (middle), both from Christchurch. Pictured here with Prime Minister John Key, Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.
The roof of the right tower on the Durham Street Methodist Church. Part of the stonework on the left has broken and fallen off the building.
The roof of the right tower on the Durham Street Methodist Church. Part of the stonework on the left has broken and fallen off the building.
Damage to one of the gables of the Music Centre of Christchurch building on Barbadoes Street. The gaps left by the collapse of the building's masonry have been weather proofed with a tarpaulin.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Post-quake barbeque at Shirley Intermediate on proceeds from North Island school donations. Josh Lawrence (11) is on the left with Tyla Leonard (11)".
Detail of spray painted codes on a gate outside a house, left after it had been cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Australian heritage architects Barney Collis (left) and Edward Clode survey the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Courts which have been converted into apartments".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the demolished Piko Cafe, now operating just from the new piece on the left. Corner of Kilmore and Barbadoes Streets".
An aerial photograph of New Brighton looking north-west over the Cockayne Reserve. Pages Road can be seen in the lower left.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Town Hall (upper centre), Crowne Plaza Hotel remains (upper right), Convention Centre remains (lower left)".
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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking west along Tuam Street from Colombo Street. To the left, rubble from a demolished building can be seen".