
Mike Hewson's installation "Government Life Suspension", seen from Oxford Terrace.
Mike Hewson's installation "Government Life Suspension", seen from Oxford Terrace.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square looking over Gloucester Street to the Farmers car park (to be demolished), Government Life Building (right, to be demolished)".
A photograph showing the deconstruction of the Mutual Funds Life building.
More well known as the Government Life building - too be demolished.
On the Govt. Life building in the Square ready for demolition
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 11 March 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which it's a hard life for a cat".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 26 January 2012, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she learn a valuable life lesson".The entry was downloaded on 16 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 26 January 2012, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which she learn a valuable life lesson".The entry was downloaded on 13 April 2015.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The north side of Cathedral Square with the Cathedral, the Telecom building, Citizens' War Memorial, Clarendon Tower, Grant Thornton building, and Government Life building visible".
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 11 March 2011, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which it's a hard life for a cat".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site between the former Government Life building (on the right) and Grant Thornton House with Chancery Lane in the background".
A photograph of the Telogis Concept Christchurch project on the corner of Tuam Street and Madras Street. The project was organised by the Student Volunteer Army and Life in Vacant Spaces.
A photograph of the Telogis Concept Christchurch project on the corner of Tuam Street and Madras Street. The project was organised by the Student Volunteer Army and Life in Vacant Spaces.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The cranes working on the Clarendon Tower and the Grant Thornton building, viewed from Cathedral Square. Government Life building (to be demolished) on the extreme right".
Continuing on from last week’s blog, today’s post takes a look (or a sniff, if you will) at the aromas of everyday life inside a Victorian house. Smell is such an intrinsic part of human life, yet so fleeting that it … Continue reading →
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 24 April 2013 entitled, "St Louis 16 Patch.... {an a few thoughts about the ugly bits in life}".
An incomplete layout for the Zone Life page on the Press website.
A logo for a Zone Life feature titled, "Ideas for the transition".
Jane Bowron is a newspaper columnist who lived in the red zone at the time of the earthquake.
Cathederal Square has remained largely untouched by developers since the 2011 earthquake. That is about to change, with work beginning on a series of hotels.
The Christchurch Casino reopened its doors last night for the first time since the February 22nd earthquake.
The cartoon's title is 'Life in the South Island'. A man wonders aloud to his wife when the 'plague of locusts' will arrive as they have had 'collapsing finance companies, earthquakes' and 'heavy snow damage'. Refers to the collapse of South Canterbury Finance, the earthquake of 4th September, and more recently, heavy snow in Southland that has caused roofs to collapse. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
High rise developments dominate skylines and are contentious in many low rise urban environments. Christchurch is no exception and its residents have historically been vocal in articulating their opinions on matters they care about, especially in regard to projects they perceive will ruin their ‘garden city’. At the turn of the millennium, developers were preparing yet another proposal which would get the tongues wagging in Christchurch with the development of the former Ferrymead Tavern site on Ferry Road. The planning process was a long and antagonistic one with many individuals viewing the built towers with a look of ‘disgust’ and discontent. In an ironic twist, the seismic activity in Christchurch over the last few years which has had major implications for a range of planning issues, incrementally led to the death of highly controversial Ferrymead ‘Water’s Edge’ Apartments.
A PDF copy of pages 366-367 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Government Life Suspension'.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rubble in Cathedral Square being stockpiled to provide a high base platform for the giant nibbler to demolish the Grant Thornton building (upper left) and the Government Life building (right)".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 4 September 2013 entitled, "We've been living our new life post earthquake for three years now....".
Demolition underway on the old Government Life building on a walk around the city September 7, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand.
A timeline of architect Peter Beaven's life, including significant Christchurch buildings he designed.