A photograph of detail of the McKenzie & Willis building. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tuam Street and High Street shops, CBD. By Alice's".
A photograph of a child's painting attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Manchester and Tuam Streets, botanical preservation site".
A photograph of a child's painting attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Manchester and Tuam Streets, botanical preservation site".
A photograph of a child's painting attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Manchester and Tuam Streets, botanical preservation site".
A photograph of steel bracing supporting the McKenzie & Willis building. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tuam Street and High Street shops, CBD. By Alice's".
A photograph of steel bracing supporting the McKenzie & Willis building. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tuam Street and High Street shops, CBD. By Alice's".
A photograph of the remains of a sign on the side of the badly-damaged McKenzie & Willis building on the corner of Tuam Street and High Street. The sign used to read, 'Luxury furniture concepts'.
A photograph taken from the corner of Tuam Street and Manchester Street. Coloured shipping containers are stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A torn and faded sign attached to a cordon fence on Tuam Street advertises a Rally for Democracy.
A double-decker sightseeing tour bus pauses on Tuam Street beside the stack of containers protecting the Odeon Theatre.
A double-decker sightseeing tour bus pauses on Tuam Street beside the stack of containers protecting the Odeon Theatre.
Containers stacked in front of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street to protect the road in case it falls.
A PDF copy of pages 268-269 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'CCC Temporary Street Furniture'. Photos with permission: F3 Design
A photograph of a damaged brick building on High Street. In the background, Ronnie Van Hout's installation, 'Comin' Down', is visible on the roof of the Alice in Videoland building.
A photograph of a damaged brick building on High Street. In the background, Ronnie Van Hout's installation, 'Comin' Down', is visible on the roof of the Alice in Videoland building.
A photograph of a damaged brick building on High Street. In the background, Ronnie Van Hout's installation 'Comin' Down' is visible on the roof of the Alice in Videoland building.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The City Council building looked rather spectacular on this late autumn day".
A PDF copy of pages 8-9 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'EPIC'.
The bus entry to the former Bus Exchange, seen from the carpark on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets.
A PDF copy of pages 294-295 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Bus Exchange Boundary Seats'. Photos with permission from Greening the Rubble
People wait for buses at the new Bus Exchange between Lichfield and Tuam Streets. In the background is the temporary Central Library building.
A view down High Street, looking north-west from the Tuam Street intersection. On the left a line of shipping containers support the facade of a damaged building. Rubble from demolished buildings can be seen in the distance.
A PDF copy of pages 76-77 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Bag-O-Love'. Photo: Reuben Woods
Part of the roof of the Odeon Theatre sits on the ground in an empty section on the corner of Manchester and Tuam Streets.
A view down High Street, looking north-west through the cordon fence near the Tuam Street intersection. On the left a line of shipping containers support the facade of a damaged building. Rubble from demolished buildings can be seen in the distance.
A view down High Street, looking north-west through the cordon fence near the Tuam Street intersection. On the left a line of shipping containers support the facade of a damaged building. Rubble from demolished buildings can be seen in the distance.
A photograph of a cleared building site on High Street. Three shipping containers are stacked against the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building on the left. The badly-damaged McKenzie & Lewis building on Tuam Street can be seen in the distance.
Seen through the cordon fence on Tuam Street, shipping containers support the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, the only part of the hotel still standing.
A PDF copy of pages 224-225 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'The Viva Project'. Photos provided by Lin Roberts. With permission from The Viva Project.
A PDF copy of pages 40-41 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Temporary City Libraries'. Photo: Tim Church. With permission: Christchurch City Council.