A sign at the demolition site of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church reading, "Our building is gone, the Church is fine!".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition site of the Triangle Chambers on the corner of High and Colombo Streets".
An aerial photograph of the Copthorne Hotel on Colombo Street. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "When the PricewaterhouseCoopers building is demolished, the Copthorne Central Hotel will be alone on the block. Oxford on the Avon and Plunket House are also gone from Oxford Terrace, and on the other side of the river is the demolition site of the PGC building where 18 people died".
A photograph of a paste-up on the cordon fence surrounding the Crowne Plaza demolition site. The paste-up is in the shape of an awards ribbon, and reads, "Voted Chch best demo 2012".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Unfamiliar view from Durham Street as Laycocks building has been demolished".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A cheery demolition site on the corner of Oxford Street and Sumner Road in Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lyttelton Bakery operating temporarily from a portacom on a demolition site on Norwich Quay in Lyttelton".
A photograph of the damaged ball from the Timeball Station. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Timeball Station demolition site, Lyttelton".
A photograph of the damaged ball from the Timeball Station. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Timeball Station demolition site, Lyttelton".
A digger at the demolition site of the Gallery Apartments on Gloucester Street. A 'No entry' sign has been placed on the security fencing.
A digger at the demolition site of the Gallery Apartments on Gloucester Street. A 'No entry' sign has been placed on the security fencing.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Tuam Street looking north-east towards corner Madras and Cashel Streets. IRD building is the large building on the left".
An aerial photograph of High and Lichfield Streets.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cranmer Centre on the corner of Armagh and Montreal Streets, formerly the Christchurch Girls High School".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A demolition worker takes a lunch break outside the St Lukes site in Manchester Street".
Detail of glowers blooming in a vacant site left by the demolition of a building at the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road.
Detail of flowers blooming in a vacant site left by the demolition of a building at the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road.
Street art seen across a vacant and overgrown demolition site. On the wall are the words 'LOVE' and a girl holding a small plant.
A photograph of a cleared building site and partially-demolished buildings on Tuam Street, taken from behind a wire fence.
Concrete slabs laid on the ground of the Crowne Plaza Hotel's demolition site. This will serve as the floor of the Pallet Pavilion.
Over 900 buildings in the Christchurch central business district and 10,000 residential homes were demolished following the 22nd of February 2011 Canterbury earthquake, significantly disrupting the rebuild progress. This study looks to quantify the time required for demolitions during this event which will be useful for future earthquake recovery planning. This was done using the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) demolition database, which allowed an in-depth look into the duration of each phase of the demolition process. The effect of building location, building height, and the stakeholder which initiated the demolition process (i.e. building owner or CERA) was investigated. The demolition process comprises of five phases; (i) decision making, (ii) procurement and planning, (iii) demolition, (iv) site clean-up, and (v) completion certification. It was found that the time required to decide to demolish the building made up majority of the total demolition duration. Demolition projects initiated by CERA had longer procurement and planning durations, but was quicker in other phases. Demolished buildings in the suburbs had a longer decision making duration, but had little effect on other phases of the demolition process. The decision making and procurement and planning phases of the demolition process were shorter for taller buildings, though the other phases took longer. Fragility functions for the duration of each phase in the demolition process are provided for the various categories of buildings for use in future studies.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor, Cashel Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition site of the Canterbury Hotel, viewed from Oxford Street looking towards Norwich Quay in Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition site of the Canterbury Hotel, viewed from Oxford Street looking towards Norwich Quay in Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking down Victoria Street to Forsyth Barr building (rubble is from the Crowne Plaza Hotel)".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This demolition site in Seabreeze Close, Bexley shows the height of the liquefaction on the fence".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A demolition worker has lunch with a friend outside the St Lukes site in Manchester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The flags flying are in contrast to the demolition site of the Allan McLean building beyond".
A photograph of diggers clearing a demolition site. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Hereford Street and Liverpool Street".
A photograph of diggers clearing a demolition site. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Hereford Street and Liverpool Street".