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Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1870

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Street art seen across a vacant and overgrown demolition site. On the wall are the words 'LOVE' and a girl holding a small plant.

Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 165

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A crowd gathered in Cranmer Square for the Rally for the Cathedral protest. The rally protested the proposed demolition of the ChristChurch Cathedral.

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A photograph of diggers clearing a demolition site. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of Kenton Chambers on Hereford Street".

Tour bus

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Tour bus on Cambridge Terrace. File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-042 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

20100917_3455_1D3-65 Valley Inn demolition - Christchurch earthquake

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Nearly two weeks after the 7.1 earthquake, and a week after demolition started, this is the end of The Valley Inn in Heathcote.

<b>Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste contributes to over 50% of New Zealand’s overall waste. Materials such as timber, plasterboard, and concrete make up 81% of the C&D waste that goes into landfills each year. Alongside this, more than 235 heritage-listed buildings have been demolished in Christchurch since the 2011 earthquakes. This research portfolio aims to find a solution to decrease C&D waste produced by demolishing heritage buildings.</b> With the recent announcement of The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament’s demolition, this will be another building added to the list of lost heritage in Christchurch. This research portfolio aims to bridge the relationship between heritage and waste through the recycling and reuse of the demolished materials, exploring the idea that history and heritage are preserved through building material reuse. This research portfolio mainly focuses on reducing construction and demolition waste in New Zealand, using the design of a new Catholic Cathedral as a vessel. This thesis will challenge how the construction and design industry deals with the demolition of heritage buildings and their contribution to New Zealand’s waste. It aims to explore the idea of building material reuse not only to reduce waste but also to retain the history and heritage of the demolished building within the materials.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Armagh Street looking over the demolition to the District Court in Durham Street (left) and the Copthorne Hotel (centre)".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking down Tramway Lane towards the Hotel Grand Chancellor demolition. (Roof of the Holiday Inn behind, to be demolished)".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gough House on Hereford Street. The DIA Building to the left is already soft stripped and ready for demolition".

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A police officer and soldier talk with a demolition contractor on Victoria Street. Tape has been placed across the street to create a temporary cordon.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A demolition site on the corner of Oxford Street and Sumner Road in Lyttelton is made more attractive".

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A partly constructed tilt slab building on the demolition site of 338 Montreal Street. In the background, a severely damaged B&B can be seen.

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A partly constructed tilt slab building on the demolition site of 338 Montreal Street. In the background, a severely damaged B&B can be seen.

Fairfax Video, July 2011 (5)

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A video of the demolition of the former Press Building in Cathedral Square. The Press Building was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:18 06:45:42

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Quillan Dextar (5) rides past the demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbadoes Street".

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Ongoing repair and deconstruction work on Victoria Street. The car park to the left of the image was left after the demolition of a building.

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An old advertisement for McCormick Reapers and Binders on the side of a building has been exposed by the demolition of the adjoining building.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The PricewaterhouseCoopers building on Armagh Street under demolition. The Isaac Theatre Royal is in the foreground (being restored)".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A large pile of concrete rubble from a demolition site in Kilmore Street. Forsyth Barr building in the background".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:18 06:45:42

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Quillan Dextar (5) rides past the demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".

Our City propped up

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Our City building extensively propped up. File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-040 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.