Photograph of 119-121 Lichfield Street (3)

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A photograph of details above the door of 119-121 Lichfield Street.

Photograph of 181 Peterborough Street (3)

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A photograph of stained glass in the door of 181 Peterborough Street.

Photograph of 80-84 Lichfield Street (1)

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A photograph of the details above a door of 80 Lichfield Street.

Photograph of 181 Peterborough Street (2)

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A photograph of stained glass in the door of 181 Peterborough Street.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 038

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A photograph of the house at 432 Oxford Terrace, taken from the property next door. Wire fencing has been placed along the fence between the two properties. A yellow sticker on the front door of the house indicates that access is restricted.

Photograph of the Cranmer Courts, Montreal Street (23)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage around a door of the Cranmer Courts.

Photograph of 80-84 Lichfield Street (11)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage above the door of 84 Lichfield Street.

Photograph of 152 Lichfield Street (8)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage around the door of 152 Lichfield Street.

Photograph of the former Canterbury Times and Star Building, 134-140 Glouc…

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A photograph of the front door of the Canterbury Times and Star Building.

Getting Ready to Run

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A digitally manipulated image of a mannequin. The photographer comments, "During the Christchurch earthquake on 22 February 2011 a lot of people were seriously injured or killed because they run out of buildings. Falling masonry from the exterior of the buildings hit them, but if they had remained inside they would have probably been perfectly safe".

Plato Creative Photograph 04

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The glass door to the office of Plato Creative in the Cranmer Court building.

Photograph of Cecil House, 69-73 Manchester Street (4)

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A photograph of details above the front door of Cecil House on Manchester Street.

Photograph of 140 Lichfield Street (2)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage around the front door of 140 Lichfield Street.

Photograph of City Council Civic Offices, 194-198 Manchester Street (43)

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A photograph of a door inside the City Council Civic Offices on Manchester Street.

Photograph of 143 Worcester Street (2)

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A photograph of the front door of 143 Worcester Street, with rubble in front.

Photograph of City Council Civic Offices, 194-198 Manchester Street (42)

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A photograph of a door inside the City Council Civic Offices on Manchester Street.

University of Canterbury re-opens doors to students

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Lectures resume at the University of Canterbury this morning after being cancelled for two weeks because of the earthquake.

Doors and Chords: Explorations from Music to Architecture

Research papers, Victoria University of Wellington

Architecture and music have a long intertwining history.These respective creative forces many times have collaborated into monumental place, harboured rich occasion, been catalyst for cultural movement and defined generations. Together they transcend their respective identities. From dinky local church to monstrous national stadia, together they are an intense concentration, a powerfully addictive dosage where architecture is the place, music is the faith, and people are the reason.  Music is a programme that architecture often celebrates in poetic and grand fashion; a superficial excuse to symbolise their creative parallels. But their relationship is much richer and holds more value than just the opportunity to attempt architectural metaphor.While music will always overshadow the architecture in the sense of a singular event, architecture is like the soundman behind the mixing desk. It’s not the star front and centre grabbing your attention, but is responsible for framing the star. It is the foundational backdrop, a critical pillar. Great architecture can help make great music. In this sense music is a communication of architecture, it is the ultimate creative function.  Christchurch, New Zealand, is a city whose story changed in an instant. The seismic events of 2010 and 2011 have become the overriding subject of its historical narrative, as it will be for years to come. Disaster redefines place (the town of Napier, struck by an earthquake in 1931, exemplifies this). There is no quantifiable justification for an exploration of architecture and music within the context of Christchurch. The Town Hall, one of New Zealand’s most architecturally significant buildings, is under repair. The Christ Church Cathedral will more than likely be rebuilt to some degree of its former self. But these are echoes of the city that Christchurch was.They are saved because they are artefact. Evidence of history.This thesis makes the argument for the new, the better than before, and for the making of opportunity from disaster, by proposing a ‘new’ town hall, conceived from the sound of old.

Photograph of St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church, 236 Cashel Street (116)

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A photograph of earthquake damage above the front doors of St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.

Photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office, 340 Colombo Street (4)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage above the door of the former Sydenham Post Office.

Photograph of the Cranmer Courts, Montreal Street (24)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to detailing above a door of the Cranmer Courts.

Photograph of St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church, 236 Cashel Street (117)

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A photograph of earthquake damage above the side doors of St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 20

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Details of an interior door of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (272)

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A photograph of a detail of the door in the main entrance of the Cranmer Centre.

Photograph of St John the Baptist Church, 234 Hereford Street (39)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the front door of St John the Baptist Church.

Photograph of St John the Baptist Church, 234 Hereford Street (40)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the front door of St John the Baptist Church.

Photograph of St John the Baptist Church, 234 Hereford Street (38)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the front door of St John the Baptist Church.

Photograph of 123 Salisbury Street (3)

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A photograph of 123 Salisbury Street. Many of the windows and doors have been boarded up.

Photograph of St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church, 236 Cashel Street (17)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage above the front doors of St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.

Photograph of St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church, 236 Cashel Street (15)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the front doors of St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.