A temporary road sign on Anzac Drive reads, "Earthquake damage". The road is lined with road cones and temporary speed limit signs.
A photograph of a sign in Hagley Park explaining why there is a temporary road through Hagley Park.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A man selling seafood from a caravan near the Carlton Country Club at Papanui Road in Merivale".
A photograph of a sign advising of a temporary road closure in Flavell Street.
A sign on the window of House of Travel, Victoria Street, reading, 'Moved to temporary premises... 100 Carmen Road, Hornby'.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A temporary sewage pumping station on Bridle Path Road, Heathcote".
A temporary road sign on Anzac Drive reads, "Slow down". The road is visibly buckled.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of a temporary sewage pumping station on Bridle Path Road, Heathcote".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A temporary retaining wall in Sumner Road, Lyttelton".
Large cracks run across Avonside Drive, marked off with road cones. In the foreground is a temporary road sign showing a road works symbol with "on side road" written beneath.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Ferry Road".
Silt from liquefaction on a driveway and road. A road cone marks out the uneven road and a piece of board creates a temporary ramp from the driveway out onto the road.
Silt from liquefaction on a driveway and road. A road cone marks out the uneven road and a piece of board creates a temporary ramp from the driveway out onto the road.
Members of the University of Canterbury's E-Learning team meet at a staff member's home on Wairakei Road to plan their return to work. The photographer comments, "E-Learning team: Susan Tull, Jess Hollis".
A temporary road sign indicates that the speed limit is 10 km/h along Rocking Horse Road in Southshore, due to the uneven surface of the road.
A photograph of road cones and a temporary water supply pipe.
Members of the University of Canterbury's E-Learning team meet at a staff member's home on Wairakei Road. The photographer comments, "E-Learning and Library staff plan for a return to UC. L-R Heather Jenks, Alison McIntyre, Susan Tull, Jess Hollis".
Members of the University of Canterbury's E-Learning team meet at a staff member's home on Wairakei Road. The photographer comments, "E-Learning team & library staff meet for a briefing and to plan a return to work. L-R Herbert Thomas, Alan Hoskin, Anne Scott".
<b>Aotearoa has undoubtedly some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world, a privilege for its inhabitants. However, as our cities have developed post-colonisation, the connection between the natural environment and its occupants has diminished. Designers play a vital role within an ever evolving world to progress the built environment in a way that reflects and restores vital values that have been deprioritised. Future practice should prioritise diversity, care for the land, enhancement of community space, and sustainable practices.</b> This research sets out to demonstrate that new design methodologies can encourage kaitiakitanga, whilst meeting the needs of urban public space. Initially through critical analysis and literature based research, a study of Ōtautahi Christchurch, the South Island’s largest city, was undertaken. The principles of a ‘15 minute city’ were also explored and applied to the city, establishing issues within the built environment that drove the overall research direction. Through the tools of critical reflection and a research through design methodology, a design toolkit was constructed. This toolkit sets out to provide designers with a simple streamlined method of developing urban interventions that are sustainable and beneficial for human well-being. The toolkit incorporates an abstraction of the ‘15 minute city’ ideology and introduces the concepts of evolving green transportation routes within cities. Ōtautahi Christchurch, a city with a significant history of earthquake-caused damage, was chosen as the primary site for the application of this research’s proposed toolkit. The city becomes a canvas for an urban rebuild that explores and aims to set a precedent for a progressive 21st-century city. A key finding as the toolkit research developed was the idea of a ‘temporary’ phase or intervention, being added to traditional design methodologies prior to permanent building. The research explains how this temporary phase could more actively engage diverse user groups and create active conversations between communities and designers. The refined toolkit sets outs proposed timeline phases, methods of site analysis and development of design drivers. Alongside this, a modular architectural system establishes a design proposal for the temporary phase of an individual site within an evolving green route. This outcome provides further opportunity for realistic testing, which would actively involve communities and aims to shift our priorities within urban development. The introduction of the ‘temporary’ phase is beneficial in mitigating psychological implications on people and limiting physical impacts on the landscape. The final design stage of the thesis applied the toolkit process to three sites in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Through a holistic lens, the toolkit framework set out methods to collate information that provides guidance for development on the sites. While some layers are initiated simply by recognising site characteristics, others are informed through software such as GIS. Connected by a proposed green transport route, the three initial sites are developed with temporary interventions that utilise the modular design set out previously in the research. Contextualising the interventions on real world sites tested the flexibility of the system and allowed for critical reflection on the applicability of the toolkit to Aotearoa. The research concludes by identifying future research opportunities and speculates on possible applications of its findings within the real world. Temporary Permanence highlights the significant role that we, as designers, have in shifting urban priorities to create more holistic, sustainable, and inclusive cities for people and the planet.
A best practice traffic management guideline, produced in February 2014, which helps traffic management team members slow motorists through road work sites safely.
A photograph of a crack running across Gayhurst Road, with a line of cars in the distance. A temporary road sign indicates that the speed limit is 30 km/h in this area.
A plaque at 83 Clyde Road explaining that the residence was where she campaigned for votes for women.
A photograph of a sign on the side of Torlesse Street giving information about the closure of Kerrs Road. The sign reads, "Temporary road closure. Kerrs Road will be closed between Wainoni Road and 144 Kerrs Road from 7am 04/02/2013 to 6pm 15/03/2013. 24 hours for enquiries, phone 0508 718 719".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Temporary food caravan, Bealey Avenue".
Damage to Medway Street in Richmond. The road surface is cracked and buckled, and covered in liquefaction silt. A temporary road sign restricting speed to 30 is visible, with road cones behind. The photographer comments, "Medway St, Woodchester Ave on right just beyond the 30 sign".
A machine pumps sewage into the river in Kaiapoi. This is a temporary solution while the sewage system is being repaired.
The Lyttelton port photographed from 1 Sumner Road, where Gap Filler's temporary sauna, 'Dino-sauna' was constructed.
The Lyttelton port photographed from 1 Sumner Road, where Gap Filler's temporary sauna, "Dino-sauna", was constructed.
A police officer and solider on duty on Riccarton Road, a demolished shop in the distance. 'Police Emergency' tape has been placed over the road to create a temporary cordon.
A pipe run over a street, supplying temporary water to people living in Avonside. A portable toilet can be seen in the distance.