A PDF copy of pages 52-53 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'The Gap Filler Summer Pallet Pavilion'. Render: Yun Kong Sung
A PDF copy of a publication promoting holiday destinations in the lower South Island.
A photograph of a public talk by Gap Filler at the former Crowne Plaza site, about their upcoming Pallet Pavilion project. The talk was part of FESTA 2012.
A photograph of Barnaby Bennett with a cardboard model of the Pallet Pavilion, at a public talk by Gap Filler about the upcoming temporary project. The talk was part of FESTA 2012.
A photograph of a public talk by Gap Filler at the former Crowne Plaza site, about their upcoming Pallet Pavilion project. The talk was part of FESTA 2012.
A photograph of a public talk by Gap Filler at the former Crowne Plaza site, about their upcoming Pallet Pavilion project. The talk was part of FESTA 2012.
A panoramic photograph of a public talk by Gap Filler at the former Crowne Plaza site, about their upcoming Pallet Pavilion project. The talk was part of FESTA 2012.
A photograph of a public talk by Gap Filler at the former Crowne Plaza site, about their upcoming Pallet Pavilion project. The talk was part of FESTA 2012.
A photograph of a public talk by Gap Filler at the former Crowne Plaza site, about their upcoming Pallet Pavilion project. The talk was part of FESTA 2012.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Long summer grass surrounds the fallen stone on the south side of ChristChurch Cathedral".
The front page layout for the Summer Press section of the Press, featuring an essay about a love affair with the Canterbury landscape.
A view across Wakefield Avenue to the Sumner Returned Services' Association Building and The Razza Bar and Bistro. A large rock has fallen from the cliff behind the buildings and crushed part of the Returned Services' Association Building. Smaller rocks have fallen onto the footpath and the road.
A photograph submitted by Ginny Larsen to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Re:Start – a busy place especially in the summer of 2013".
On this summer’s day in 1906, the ten o’clock morning tram to Sumner is about to depart from outside the Royal Exchange in Cathedral Square. An excursion to Sumner was a popular outing …
Sumner Beach was the last stop on the Sumner line. In this intriguing photograph, we can see the goings on of a typical summer’s weekend, one hundred and six years ago. Hundreds of city dwe…
It’s just before 3pm on a late summer day in 1914. Prolific Christchurch photographer, Steffano Webb is setting up his camera equipment inside the gents’ hairdressing saloon of well kno…
The Boss is back - and he and his band, the E Street band, are going to Christchurch on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Canterbury earthquake this summer.
A photograph of the partially-completed mosaic on Crack'd for Christchurch's ottoman.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A mosaicking day over summer...lots of laughter and good food too."
During the past year or two it has been customary for a number of parties of young men to go into camp at Sumner for the summer months, and to come up to Christchurch during business hours. Special…
Picture this. A summer’s day: clear blue skies and the heat of the afternoon sunshine, just the hint of a breeze. You might be in a garden, sheltering from the sun in the shade of the tree or under a … Continue reading →
The temperatures are heating up, there’s Christmas decorations in shops around the city and we’re on the countdown to summer holidays. In our penultimate blog post for the year we’re going to look back on some of our best artefacts … Continue reading →
It’s that time of year again, the summer season is upon us, and this year has really has brought the heat! With much of the country sweltering in the late 20s and early 30s lately, it’s made us appreciate the … Continue reading →
A photograph of pieces of broken china laid on top of Crack'd for Christchurch's ottoman.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A mosaicking day over the summer...lots of laughter and good food too."
Workers seen through a gap between wooden pallets in GapFiller's Pallet Pavillion. The photographer comments, "Though it looks strange and Photoshopped this is a straight shot through pallets painted blue. The Pallet Pavilion is built on the site of the demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel. It was built by volunteers, mainly students and construction engineers over 6 weeks. Here students are being given health and safety instructions before helping out on completing the temporary structure".
The statue of the Antarctic explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, that toppled from its plinth and snapped at its ankles in the Christchurch earthquake is being repaired. all going well it will be reinstated later this year, just in time for the Antarctic summer.
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch using pieces of broken china to create a mosaic on their ottoman.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A mosaicking day over summer...lots of laughter and good food too."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch using pieces of broken china to create a mosaic on their ottoman.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A mosaicking day over summer...lots of laughter and good food too."
A photograph of a member of Crack'd for Christchurch using pieces of broken china to create a mosaic on their ottoman.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A mosaicking day over summer...lots of laughter and good food too."
A photograph of Jayne White preparing lunch for the Crack'd for Christchurch team. The team are working on their armchair artwork in a garage.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "February 2014. The work continues through the summer and into winter."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch posing around their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "February 2014. The work continues through the summer and into the winter. From left: Jennie Cooper, Jayne White, Jenny Cooper, Marie Hudson, and Helen Campbell."