An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 3 February 2013 entitled, "This and that...".
A view from Colombo Street looking towards the overhead walkway that runs between the Crossing building and Ballantynes. A 'No entry' sign stands between orange barriers that are blocking off the road. To the right is a vacant demolition site.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's artwork, 'Deconstruction', on the walkway between Ballantyne's and the former bus exchange building. The photograph is taken from an angle such that the artwork gives the illusion that the walkway is transparent.
A residential property in Bexley has an offensive message spray-painted on the garage door warning off intruders. The photographer comments, "Today I took a drive around the residential area between Bexley and New Brighton. It was a stark reminder to be thankful for the situation we're in and perhaps not complain too much that our garden wall hasn't yet been rebuilt ... Saddest of all are the messages that have been scrawled on walls and garage doors by departing locals. At one end of the scale, thanking the family home for the memories, and at the other end of the scale cursing the looters which have made a bad situation that much more unbearable".
A photograph of a Christchurch Earthquake Appeal sign that reads, "Tomorrow Starts Here".
One wall is all that remains of this building on Madras Street.
An aerial photograph of Cambridge Terrace with the cleared PGC site in the upper centre. The photograph was captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The area inside the cordon that is north of the river which encompasses the PGC site and Kilmore Street. The expectation is that this area will soon be outside the cordon".
A residential property in Bexley with an overgrown garden. A spray-painted message on the wall of the house reads, "Thanks 4 the memories, 1997-2012, kia kaha". The photographer comments, "Today I took a drive around the residential area between Bexley and New Brighton. It was a stark reminder to be thankful for the situation we're in and perhaps not complain too much that our garden wall hasn't yet been rebuilt ... Saddest of all are the messages that have been scrawled on walls and garage doors by departing locals. At one end of the scale, thanking the family home for the memories, and at the other end of the scale cursing the looters which have made a bad situation that much more unbearable".
A photograph of a tree on Manchester Street that has been wrapped in bright orange tape by artist Peter Majendie.
A photograph of damaged buildings on Madras Street. The facade is all that remains of the building on the left.
A photograph of damaged buildings on Madras Street. The facade is all that remains of the building on the left.
A photograph of damaged buildings on Madras Street. The facade is all that remains of the building on the left.
Mike Hewson's installation "Deconstruction" on the walkway between Ballantynes and The Crossing gives the illusion that the walkway has been removed.
Mike Hewson's installation "Deconstruction" on the walkway between Ballantynes and The Crossing. This artwork gives the illusion that the walkway has been removed.
Cars parked outside two new buildings on Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. Advertisements for fencing companies hang on security fences that surround the buildings.
Mannequin legs have been placed upside down in the dirt at 183 Manchester Street to give the impression that the top half of the body is buried.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Reminders of the building that was on the corner of London Street and Oxford Street, Lyttelton".
A mural on the corner of Peterborough Street and Colombo Street reads "Isn't it wonderful that nobody need waste a single moment to improve the world".
A doorway on the second storey of the building that formerly housed the Coffee Club on High Street. The door has been exposed by the demolition of the adjoining building.
A retaining wall supports a bank on London Street in Lyttelton. The original stone wall that supported the foundation of the house has been removed.
It is well known that buildings constructed using unreinforced masonry (URM) are susceptible to damage from earthquake induced lateral forces that may result in partial or full building collapse. The 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes are the most recent New Zealand example of destructive earthquakes, which have drawn people's attention to the inherent seismic weaknesses of URM buildings and anchored masonry veneer systems in New Zealand. A brief review of the data collected following the 2010 Darfield earthquake and more comprehensive documentation of data that was collected following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake is presented, along with the findings from subsequent data interrogation. Large stocks of earthquake prone vintage URM buildings that remain in New Zealand and in other seismically active parts of the world result in the need for minimally invasive and cost effective seismic retrofit techniques. The principal objective of the doctoral research reported herein was to investigate the applicability of near surface mounted (NSM) carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips as a seismic improvement technique. A comprehensive experimental program consisting of 53 pull tests is presented and is used to assess the accuracy of existing FRP-to-masonry bond models, with a modified model being proposed. The strength characteristics of vintage clay brick URM wall panels from two existing URM buildings was established and used as a benchmark when manufacturing replica clay brick test assemblages. The applicability of using NSM CFRP strips as a retrofitting technique for improving the shear strength and the ductility capacity of multi-leaf URM walls constructed using solid clay brick masonry is investigated by varying CFRP reinforcement ratios. Lastly, an experimental program was undertaken to validate the proposed design methodology for improving the strength capacity of URM walls. The program involved testing full-scale walls in a laboratory setting and testing full-scale walls in-situ in existing vintage URM buildings. Experimental test results illustrated that the NSM CFRP technique is an effective method to seismically strengthen URM buildings.
Roadworks in progress on the corner of Maffeys and McCormacks Bay Roads. A digger works on a road that is being supported by a retaining wall.
A photograph of photographer Ed Lust at the RAD Bikes bike shed during a hands-on talk that was part of FESTA 2013.
Members of the UC CEISMIC team, Han Li and Lucy-Jane Walsh, find the correct position to view Mike Hewson's installation "Deconstruction" from. This artwork gives the illusion that the walkway has been removed.
Members of the UC CEISMIC team, Han Li and Lucy-Jane Walsh, find the correct position to view Mike Hewson's installation "Deconstruction" from. This artwork gives the illusion that the walkway has been removed.
A empty site in Bexley where a house once stood. The foundations for the house can still be seen. A sign reading, 'Danger construction site' hangs on the security fence that surrounds the area.
People walk down the newly re-opened Colombo Street. In the distance, Mike Hewson's installation "Deconstruction" can be seen on the walkway between Ballantynes and The Crossing. This artwork gives the illusion that the walkway has been removed.
People walk down the newly re-opened Colombo Street. In the distance, Mike Hewson's installation "Deconstruction" can be seen on the walkway between Ballantynes and The Crossing. This artwork gives the illusion that the walkway has been removed.
People walk down the newly re-opened Colombo Street. In the distance, Mike Hewson's installation "Deconstruction" can be seen on the walkway between Ballantynes and The Crossing. This artwork gives the illusion that the walkway has been removed.
A photograph of loudspeakers on a free-standing frame that will be used during Canterbury Tales. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.