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We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 055
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a painting in Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. The painting depicts heritage buildings which were demolished in Christchurch, as well as the year or era in which they were built.
20130112_2583_G12-14 High Tide on Avon River, Pacific Park, Bexley.
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
All this is "red zone" after the earthquakes and has to be demolished. The roof of my "old" house (now owned by the government) can be seen between the third and fourth river-side houses.
Julia Holden's 2013 Photographs 091
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the side of the Caffe Roma building on Oxford Terrace. The neighbouring building has been demolished and its silhouette has been created by a lack of paint on the exposed wall. Julia Holden has termed this shape a 'ghost building'.
Julia Holden's 2013 Photographs 092
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the side of the Caffe Roma building on Oxford Terrace. The neighbouring building has been demolished and its silhouette has been created by a lack of paint on the exposed wall. Julia Holden has termed this shape a 'ghost building'.
Julia Holden's 2013 Photographs 268
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the intersection of Manchester and Tuam Street, taken next to the partially-demolished Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street. A stack of shipping containers can be seen in the distance, against the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
Julia Holden's 2013 Photographs 158
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A photograph of a cleared building site between Hereford Street and Cashel Street. Part of the site has been fenced off. In the distance there is an excavator behind a partially-demolished brick building, and there is a crane across the road on Hereford Street.
We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 095
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A photograph of 386 and 378 Oxford Terrace, taken from across the road. The former site of Doug Sexton's house is on the right, behind the wire fence. Sexton's house was demolished after his land was Red zoned.
20130416_1284_EOS M-33 200 metres
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
A bit of the now demolished QEII (Queen Elizabeth II) Park running track in the "Gap Filler" on the old Deka site in New Brighton (last occupied by a charity barn before a major fire and subsequent demolition).
20130524_7206_1D3-75 Vandalism to a vacant and yet to be demolished house.…
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
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We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 086
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the former site of the house at 466 Oxford Terrace, taken from the site next door. The house was demolished after the land was zoned Red. Wire fencing has been placed around the site as a cordon.
20130827_2619_1D3-105 Queensland Search and Rescue sign
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Exactly 2½ years (27/02/11 - 27/08/13) since the Queensland (Australia) SAR team TF1 spray painted this on a concrete fence in Armagh Street. Not many of these signs left now as many buildings have been demolished.
Fairfax Video, September 2011 (8)
Videos, UC QuakeStudies
A time-lapse video of New Regent Street, taken from The Press building, which accidentally captured the collapse of the Copthorne Hotel. A cloud of dust from the collapsing building can be seen in the top of the video. The hotel collapsed while it was being demolished.
Photo by Jennifer Middendorf 158
Images, UC QuakeStudies
An empty section on the corner of Cashel and Colombo Streets where buildings have been demolished. In the background, a "drummer boy" dummy dressed in a hi-vis jacket sits on top of one of the still-standing High Street buildings. Written on the back of the building is "Merry Christmas Christchurch Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum".
We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 144
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the former site of a house at 466 Oxford Terrace. The house was demolished after the land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow on the site. The house number has been spray-painted on the footpath in front.
New life for old Villa
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A villa built on the Sumner Esplanade in Christchurch early last century has been saved from demolition and given a new lease of life. A Queenstown couple couldn't bear to see the beautiful home demolished after the earthquakes, so they bought it, had it cut into two pieces and trucked the 500-kilometres south to the Gibbston Valley near Queenstown.
Julia Holden's 2013 Photographs 094
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A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.
Julia Holden's 2013 Photographs 097
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.
Julia Holden's 2013 Photographs 090
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.
Julia Holden's 2013 Photographs 088
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.
We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 084
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the former site of a house at 456 Oxford Terrace. The house was demolished after the land was zoned Red. In the middle of the site is a walnut tree. Wire fencing has been placed across the front as a cordon.
Red-zone letterbox sculptures
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A couple of Christchurch men are collecting letterboxes from the city's red-zoned suburbs, to create sculptures to tell the stories of the homes which have been demolished since the February 2011 earthquake. One of the men is Evan Smith - who co-chairs a group called the Avon-Otakaro Network. It's working toward creating a riverside park along the Avon, where the houses once stood.
Photograph of Gap Filler project 11 (8)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Volunteers photographed around one of Gap Filler's painted pianos. The piano has been set up at the demolished site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A wooden structure has been built around the piano with Perspex and corrugated iron on top and plastic sheeting to the left and right. This is to protect the piano and pianist from wind and rain.
Photograph of Gap Filler project 18 (35)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Pallet Golf', a Gap Golf course on a the site of a demolished building. It has been built by Gap Filler to look like a journey through Christchurch. A plastic road cone as well as mini road cones, road signs, tunnels and rivers can be seen. The course has been built using green felt, wooden pallets, tyres, planks of wood and bricks.
20130403_2908_G12-25 Cardboard Cathedral
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
The temporary (10 years?) and cheap ($4-6 million) Anglican Cathedral being built a few hundred meters away from the old stone structure that was the centre of Christchurch. Both buildings (the original and this) have caused a lot of controversy, many wanting the old stone one to be repaired (the church want to demolish it), and this as a waste ...
ADA Mesh Cities: Network, Space and Memory in the Transitional City
Research papers, University of Canterbury Library
In the aftermath of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, Christchurch, New Zealand is framed as a ‘transi- tional’ city, moving from its demolished past to a speculative future. The ADA Mesh Cities project asks what role media art and networks may play in the transitional city, and the practices of remembering, and reimagining space.
Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2013:01:25 14:32:13)
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A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation, 'Government Life Suspension', on the wall of the Chancery Arcade building. The artwork depicts a reflection of the Government Life building which is visible behind the Chancery Arcade. The installation is part of a series titled 'Homage to the Lost Spaces'. The Government Life and Chancery Arcade buildings were demolished in 2014.
Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2013:01:25 14:33:41)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation, 'Government Life Suspension', on the wall of the Chancery Arcade building. The artwork depicts a reflection of the Government Life building which is visible behind the Chancery Arcade. The installation is part of a series titled 'Homage to the Lost Spaces'. The Government Life and Chancery Arcade buildings were demolished in 2014.
Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2013:01:25 14:33:39)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation, 'Government Life Suspension', on the wall of the Chancery Arcade building. The artwork depicts a reflection of the Government Life building which is visible behind the Chancery Arcade. The installation is part of a series titled 'Homage to the Lost Spaces'. The Government Life and Chancery Arcade buildings were demolished in 2014.
Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2013:01:25 14:34:43)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation, 'Government Life Suspension', on the wall of the Chancery Arcade building. The artwork depicts a reflection of the Government Life building which is visible behind the Chancery Arcade. The installation is part of a series titled 'Homage to the Lost Spaces'. The Government Life and Chancery Arcade buildings were demolished in 2014.
Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2013:01:25 14:35:28)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation, 'Government Life Suspension', on the wall of the Chancery Arcade building. The artwork depicts a reflection of the Government Life building which is visible behind the Chancery Arcade. The installation is part of a series titled 'Homage to the Lost Spaces'. The Government Life and Chancery Arcade buildings were demolished in 2014.