Volunteers working on a vacant site on St Asaph Street. An outdoor cinema and temporary architecture project is being built here.
The Manchester Securities House being demolished on Glouchester Street. Seen over a vacant site left after the demolition of a building.
A photograph of musicians at Illusions. The installation is located on a vacant site on Gloucester Street as part of LUXCITY.
A vacant site in Sydenham next to Gap Filler Headquarters. This was later turned into a garden by Greening the Rubble.
A vacant lot left by the demolition of a building on Latimer Square. In the background is the Newstalk ZB building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A vacant sites at 113-121 Lichfield Street with 18-28 Bedford Row visible behind".
A video of an interview with Shaun Gladwell, a London-based artist, about the sculptures he designed for the Christchurch central city. Gladwell talks about how the sculptures are based on skateboard forms and have been designed to be used by skateboarders. He also talks about being inspired by YouTube videos of Christchurch skateboarders who used the damaged landscape in Christchurch as a skate park after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video includes clips from some of these YouTube videos.
Flowers blooming in a vacant site left by the demolition of a building at the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road.
Flowers blooming in a vacant site left by the demolition of a building at the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road.
Fencing around the vacant lot left by the Copthorne Hotel which has been demolished. Some building rubble still remains on the site.
A vacant site left after the demolition of a building. The adjoining building, which was part of Piko Wholefoods is still intact.
The vacant lot left after the demolition of the Strategy Building on Victoria Street. In the background is the Victoria Clock Tower.
Building on the corner of Gloucester Street and Latimer Square. Next to it is a vacant lot after the demolition of a building.
The city still has big swathes of empty land after the earthquakes - but critics say fast-forwarding development is the wrong approach.
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 vacant demolition site and a crane on Colombo Street. The overhead walkway that runs between the Crossing building and Ballantynes is visible in the background.
A digitally manipulated photograph of the Gap Filler logo.
A view down Manchester Street of damaged buildings and vacant lots. The facade of the Excelsior Sports Bar building is supported by a stack of shipping containers.
A view down Manchester Street of damaged buildings and vacant lots. The facade of the Excelsior Sports Bar building is supported by a stack of shipping containers.
A photograph of a man playing mini-golf on Gap Filler's Gap Golf course.
Detail of a garden project initiated by Greening the Rubble in a vacant lot on Colombo Street. A branch is adorned with crocheted leaves and spiders.
The vacant lot left after the demolition of St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square. The empty section in back was where CTV building use to be.
The vacant lot left after the demolition of St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square. The empty section in back was where CTV building use to be.
A photograph of a child playing mini-golf on Gap Filler's Gap Golf course.
Detail of a garden project by Greening the Rubble, with plants decorated with crocheted leaves and spiders. This was in a vacant lot on Colombo Street.
A photograph of the east side of Colombo Street near Peterborough Street. On the corner, a green space has been set up on a vacant site.
A photograph of a vacant site on Gloucester Street. This is to be the location of Illusions, a large-scale installation which is part of LUXCITY.
A view that was impossible six years ago. There was a group of buildings including another high-rise in the vacant area in the middle ground.