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 captioned by Paul Corliss, "Knox Church from Victoria Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Knox Church from Victoria Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Knox Church from Victoria Street".
A photograph of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings.
A photograph of the McKenzie & Willis building supported by steel bracing.
A photograph of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings.
A photograph of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 January 2013 entitled, "Preservation Project".
A photograph of shipping containers supporting the facade of the Excelsior Hotel on Manchester Street.
A photograph of shipping containers supporting the facade of the Excelsior Hotel on Manchester Street.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Manchester and Tuam Streets, botanical preservation site".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Manchester and Tuam Streets, botanical preservation site".
A photograph of the McKenzie & Willis building supported by steel bracing.
A photograph of the side of the McKenzie & Willis building, seen from Tuam Street.
A photograph of children's paintings attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Manchester and Tuam Streets, botanical preservation site".
A photograph of children's paintings attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Manchester and Tuam Streets, botanical preservation site".
A photograph of children's paintings 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 a child's painting attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Manchester and Tuam Streets, botanical preservation site".
Territorial authorities in New Zealand are responding to regulatory and market forces in the wake of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake to assess and retrofit buildings determined to be particularly vulnerable to earthquakes. Pending legislation may shorten the permissible timeframes on such seismic improvement programmes, but Auckland Council’s Property Department is already engaging in a proactive effort to assess its portfolio of approximately 3500 buildings, prioritise these assets for retrofit, and forecast construction costs for improvements. Within the programme structure, the following varied and often competing factors must be accommodated: * The council’s legal, fiscal, and ethical obligations to the people of Auckland per building regulations, health and safety protocols, and economic growth and urban development planning strategies; * The council’s functional priorities for service delivery; * Varied and numerous stakeholders across the largest territorial region in New Zealand in both population and landmass; * Heritage preservation and community and cultural values; and * Auckland’s prominent economic role in New Zealand’s economy which requires Auckland’s continued economic production post-disaster. Identifying those buildings most at risk to an earthquake in such a large and varied portfolio has warranted a rapid field assessment programme supplemented by strategically chosen detailed assessments. Furthermore, Auckland Council will benefit greatly in time and resources by choosing retrofit solutions, techniques, and technologies applicable to a large number of buildings with similar configurations and materials. From a research perspective, the number and variety of buildings within the council’s property portfolio will provide valuable data for risk modellers on building typologies in Auckland, which are expected to be fairly representative of the New Zealand building stock as a whole.