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S & H Nashelski’s Melbourne House

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Beside Christchurch’s Town Hall, stood Solomon Nashelski’s hardware and ironmonger’s shop. Called ‘Melbourne House’, this small shop was later replaced with a permane…

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2012:11:13 15:46:15)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of "Concrete Propositions" by Melbourne-based artist Ash Keating. It is located on Manchester Street, between Gloucester Street and Worcester Street.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2012:11:13 15:46:20)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of "Concrete Propositions" by Melbourne-based artist Ash Keating. It is located on Manchester Street, between Gloucester Street and Worcester Street.

Victoria experiences earthquake, causes structural damage

Victorian Authorities are warning residents of significant aftershocks following on from the magnitude 5.8 earthquake which shook Melbourne around 9am yesterday, causing significant structural damage across the city. The University of Melbourne's Dr Mark Quigley is a professor of tectonics, who became a familiar voice and face through the Christchurch quakes. Our producer Matthew Theunissen asked him how yesterday's quake compared to those he experienced in Christchurch.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2012:11:13 15:53:02)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a detail of "Concrete Propositions" by Melbourne-based artist Ash Keating. It is located on Manchester Street, between Gloucester Street and Worcester Street.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2013:09:06 14:09:23)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of "Concrete Propositions" by Melbourne-based artist Ash Keating. It is located on Manchester Street, between Gloucester Street and Worcester Street. An advertisement for Fortis Construction covers part of the work.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2012:11:13 15:54:25)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a detail of "Concrete Propositions" by Melbourne-based artist Ash Keating. It is located on Manchester Street, between Gloucester Street and Worcester Street. There is an excavator in the foreground.

Supernova City Photograph 2013:10:27 11:47:49

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a young girl at the Pallet Pavilion during Supernova City, a drawing workshop led by Melbourne-based New Zealand artist and architect Byron Kinnaird. This event was part of FESTA 2013, and invited people to make new, imaginative drawings of Christchurch city.

How elements of the inner city environment can be developed to promote liv…

Research papers, Lincoln University

New Zealand is one of the most highly urbanised countries in the world with well over 87 per cent of us living in 138 recognised urban centres, yet the number of people residing in inner city areas is proportionally very low. Householders have been exercising their preference for suburban or rural areas by opting for low density suburban environments. It is widely agreed that productivity and sustainability increase when people aggregate in the inner city, however there is a perceived trade-off between the density and liveability of an area. Achieving liveability in the inner city is concerned with reducing the pressures which emerge from higher population densities. Promoting inclusive societies, revitalising underutilised cityscapes, ensuring accessibility and fostering sense of place, are all elements essential to achieving liveable communities. The rebuild following the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes provides Christchurch with an opportunity to shape a more environmentally sustainable, economically vibrant and liveable city. This research involves undertaking a case study of current inner city liveability measures and those provided for through the rebuild. A cross-case analysis with two of the world’s most liveable cities, Melbourne and Vancouver, exposes Christchurch’s potential shortcomings and reveals practical measures the city could implement in order to promote liveability.