A couple of the most intriguing public art installations on in Christchurch. Dr Jessica Halliday discusses COCA gallery's window space project and Riki Manuel describes his art installations made from the ruins of earthquake hit buildings.
A view across Hereford Street to the former Canterbury Public Library. Masonry from the building's corners and end gable has fallen onto the footpath and wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
The turret on the roof of the former Public Library building on Hereford Street.
The turret on the roof of the former Public Library building on Hereford Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Former Public Trust Building at 152 Oxford Terrace".
New Brighton beach reflected in the window of the New Brighton Public Library building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library".
A photograph of a gap between the footpath and public toilets building at Bexley Park.
A photograph of a gap between the footpath and public toilets building at Bexley Park.
A photograph of a gap between the footpath and public toilets building at Bexley Park.
Monavale, a publicly owned heritage building and gardens - can't see it surviving this one.
Damage to buildings down Victoria Street. Members of the public have walked inside the police tape cordon to have a look at the damaged buildings and bricks across the road.
Six years after being severely damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and after two years of repairs, Mona Vale has reopened its doors to the public.
A black and white historic photograph of the public viewing the 1931 election results posted on The Press building, taken ca. 1931 by The Press (Christchurch).
Damage to the Caxton Press building (left) and the adjoining building. In front is a pile of bricks, cordonned off with tape and road cones to keep the public away. Spray-painted codes show that the buildings have been checked by USAR.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library, Hereford Street".
Mike Hewson's installation, "Old Public Toilets", on the site of a demolished building on Hereford Street.
The Peterborough Centre has been cordoned off to keep the public away from the unstable building.
The sequence of earthquakes that has affected Christchurch and Canterbury since September 2010 has caused damage to a great number of buildings of all construction types. Following post-event damage surveys performed between April 2011 and June 2011, an inventory of the stone masonry buildings in Christchurch and surrounding areas was carried out in order to assemble a database containing the characteristic features of the building stock, as a basis for studying the vulnerability factors that might have influenced the seismic performance of the stone masonry building stock during the Canterbury earthquake sequence. The damage suffered by unreinforced stone masonry buildings is reported and different types of observed failures are described using a specific survey procedure currently in use in Italy. The observed performance of seismic retrofit interventions applied to stone masonry buildings is also described, as an understanding of the seismic response of these interventions is of fundamental importance for assessing the utility of such strengthening techniques when applied to unreinforced stone masonry structures. AM - Accepted Manuscript
A view down Cashel Mall, which has been cordoned off from the public. Damaged buildings and rubble can be seen down the street. The Westpac building can be seen in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library on Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library on Cambridge Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library on Cambridge Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library on Cambridge Terrace".
Damage to the former Lyttelton Public Library on Sumner Road in Lyttelton. The facade of the building has crumbled onto the road. Tape and cones have been placed around the building to warn people off.
Damage to the former Lyttelton Public Library on Sumner Road in Lyttelton. The facade of the building has crumbled onto the road. Tape and cones have been placed around the building to warn people off.
A view across Oxford Street in Lyttelton to the former Lyttelton Public Library, cordoned off with wire fencing. Masonry from the top of the building has collapsed onto the footpath. The former Lyttelton Fire Station building can be seen to the right.
A photograph of CPIT students constructing an outdoor pizza oven for Gap Filler out of clay and bricks. The public workshop was part of FESTA 2012.
A photograph of CPIT students constructing an outdoor pizza oven for Gap Filler out of clay and bricks. The public workshop was part of FESTA 2012.
A photograph of CPIT students constructing an outdoor pizza oven for Gap Filler out of clay and bricks. The public workshop was part of FESTA 2012.