A photograph of street art on the Cathedral Square side of the Cathedral Junction building. The artwork was created by street artist Rone Wright for the RISE Festival. The artwork is titled 'Teresa', and depicts Australian model Teresa Oman.
A photograph of street art on the Cathedral Square side of the Cathedral Junction building. The artwork was created by street artist Rone Wright for the RISE Festival. The artwork is titled 'Teresa', and depicts Australian model Teresa Oman.
An entry from Sue Davidson's blog for 2 March 2014 entitled, "Quake damaged Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph of fence art in the Cathedral Square. The artwork shows different types of flowers.
A photograph of street art on Gloucester Street near Cathedral Junction. The title of the art work is "Kristen". The artists are Askew One and Mark TMD.
A photograph of street art on Gloucester Street near Cathedral Junction. The title of the art work is "Kristen". The artists are Askew One and Mark TMD.
A photograph of a detail of street art on Gloucester Street near Cathedral Junction. The art work is titled "Kristen". The artists are Askew One and Mark TMD.
A photograph of a detail of street art on Gloucester Street near Cathedral Junction. The art work is titled "Kristen". The artists are Askew One and Mark TMD.
A photograph of street art on Gloucester Street near Cathedral Junction. The title of the art work is "Kristen". The artists are Askew One and Mark TMD.
A photograph of fence art in Cathedral Square. The artwork shows different types of flowers.
The former Government Life building in Christchurch's Cathedral Square will be demolished. On my walk around the city May 21, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christch...
A photograph of a detail of Mike Hewson's installation 'View from the Studio' in Re:Start Mall. An outline of the cathedral's tower is sketched on plywood, accompanied by the words, "Mike Hewson 2012. 'View From Studio'. (We should try keep some part of the cathedral rather than just demo-ing it)".
This topic was chosen in response to the devastation caused to Cathedral Square, Christchurch, New Zealand following earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. Working amongst the demolition bought to attention questions about how to re-conceive the square within the rebuilt city. In particular, it raised questions as to how a central square could be better integrated and experienced as a contemporary addition to Christchurch city. This thesis seeks to investigate the ways in which central squares can be better integrated with the contemporary city and how New Urbanist design principles can contribute toward this union. The research principally focuses on the physical and spatial integration of the square with the contemporary city. A drawing-based analysis of select precedent case studies helped to determine early on that overall integration of the contemporary square could be attributed to several interdependent criteria. The detailed studies are supplemented further with literature-based research that narrowed the criteria to five integrative properties. These are: identity, scale and proportion, use, connectivity and natural landscape. These were synthesised, in part, from the integrative New Urbanist movement and the emerging integrative side of the more contemporary Post Urbanist movement. The literature-based research revealed that a more inclusive approach toward New Urbanist and Post Urbanist design methodologies may also produce a more integrated and contemporary square. Three design case studies, using the redesign of Cathedral Square, were undertaken to test this hypothesis. The case studies found that overall, integration was reliant on a harmonious balance between the five integrative properties, concluding that squares can be better integrated with the contemporary city. Further testing of the third concept, which embraced an allied New Urbanist / Post Urbanist approach to design, found that New Urbanism was limited in its contribution toward the integration of the square.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation, 'Old Public Toilets 2014'. The artwork depicts a distorted image of the surrounding buildings. The installation is part of a series titled 'Homage to the Lost Spaces'.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation, 'Old Public Toilets 2014'. The artwork depicts a distorted image of the surrounding buildings. The installation is part of a series titled 'Homage to the Lost Spaces'.
A photograph of two large signs at Cathedral Junction that are part of Signs of Things to Come. This was a wayfinding project by Generation Zero and Diadem, for FESTA 2014. The signage gives directions to key central city and FESTA locations, and compares the current and future potential of transport in Christchurch.