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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "164-170 Hereford Street with the tell-tale gravel spread on the roadway signalling imminent demolition".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Nearly everyone in the vicinity of the Hotel Grand Chancellor is focused upon the demolition activities".

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A demolition worker takes a lunch break outside the St Lukes site in Manchester Street".

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The intersection of Aberdeen and Manchester Street. Straight ahead is St Mary's Catholic Church and a demolition site is on the right.

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Flowers blooming in a vacant site left by the demolition of a building at the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road.

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Flowers blooming in a vacant site left by the demolition of a building at the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A cheery demolition site on the corner of Oxford Street and Sumner Road in Lyttelton".

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A vacant site left after the demolition of a building. The adjoining building, which was part of Piko Wholefoods is still intact.

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:18 06:24:20

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Locals watch the demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 004

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "78 Colombo Street. Demolition workers hand some salvaged pieces of the historic home over the fence".

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The vacant lot left after the demolition of the Strategy Building on Victoria Street. In the background is the Victoria Clock Tower.

20171103_5588_1D3-70 Cabbage Tree in the Red Zone

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An impressive Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis) that was in someone's back yard prior to the demolition of houses post the 2011 earthquake.

<b>Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste contributes to over 50% of New Zealand’s overall waste. Materials such as timber, plasterboard, and concrete make up 81% of the C&D waste that goes into landfills each year. Alongside this, more than 235 heritage-listed buildings have been demolished in Christchurch since the 2011 earthquakes. This research portfolio aims to find a solution to decrease C&D waste produced by demolishing heritage buildings.</b> With the recent announcement of The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament’s demolition, this will be another building added to the list of lost heritage in Christchurch. This research portfolio aims to bridge the relationship between heritage and waste through the recycling and reuse of the demolished materials, exploring the idea that history and heritage are preserved through building material reuse. This research portfolio mainly focuses on reducing construction and demolition waste in New Zealand, using the design of a new Catholic Cathedral as a vessel. This thesis will challenge how the construction and design industry deals with the demolition of heritage buildings and their contribution to New Zealand’s waste. It aims to explore the idea of building material reuse not only to reduce waste but also to retain the history and heritage of the demolished building within the materials.