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A photograph of shipping containers in front of badly-damaged High Street buildings.
A photograph of the badly-damaged building at 128 Manchester Street. Shipping containers are stacked on the road in front of the west-facing facade.
A photograph of the badly-damaged building at 128 Manchester Street. Shipping containers are stacked on the road in front of the west-facing facade.
A PDF copy of pages 196-197 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Container Art'. Photos: Eugenio Boidi
A photograph of a colourful painted shipping container near Re:START mall.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrameny aka Christchurch Basilica
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrameny aka Christchurch Basilica
A PDF copy of pages 188-189 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Dairy and Container Colombo Street'. Photos: Coralie Winn
Shipping containers support the facade of the Isaac Theatre Royal on Gloucester Street.
Shipping containers support the facade of the Isaac Theatre Royal on Gloucester Street.
A photograph of retail shops in colourful shipping containers at Re:START Mall.
A photograph of retail shops in colourful shipping containers at Re:START Mall.
A photograph of shipping containers stacked next to Majestic House on Manchester Street.
Inside Scorpio's Bookshop, one of the container shops in the Re:Start mall.
The facade of the Isaac Theatre Royal, protected by shipping containers, awaits restoration.
A photograph of shipping containers at the back of partially-demolished buildings on Tuam Street.
A photograph of a shipping container on the footpath outside 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph of a shipping container on the footpath outside 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A PDF copy of pages 226-227 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'The Village Grape Sumner Container Bar'. Photos: Irene Boles
A photograph of shipping containers supporting the facade of the Excelsior Hotel on Manchester Street.
A photograph of shipping containers supporting the facade of the Excelsior Hotel on Manchester Street.
The damaged Peterborough Centre, surrounded by fences. Stacked shipping containers act as a retaining wall.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Great Wall of Sumner".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Great Wall of Sumner".
A photograph of a damaged building on Manchester Street. To the left, coloured shipping containers are stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph of badly-damaged buildings on Manchester Street. Coloured shipping containers are stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph of coloured shipping containers stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building on Manchester Street.
A photograph of coloured shipping containers stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building on Manchester Street.
A photograph looking north down Manchester Street. Coloured shipping containers are stacked against the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph of damaged buildings on Manchester Street, taken from the intersection of High Street. On the left, stacked shipping containers are holding up the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.