Photos taken following the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch on 22 February 2011.CCL-2011-02-22-Earthquake-P1110207 We all have earthquake stories to tell — and we’d like to hear yours. Please submit your story on our website, and let us ...
The war memorial in Hororata, thrown three metres from its pedestal.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake-damaged war memorial in Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "War memorial, Heathcote Valley".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "War memorial, Heathcote Valley".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "War memorial, Heathcote Valley".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "War memorial, Heathcote Valley".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "War memorial, Heathcote Valley".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "War memorial, Heathcote Valley".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "War memorial, Heathcote Valley".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "War memorial, Heathcote Valley".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "War memorial, Heathcote Valley".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "War memorial, Heathcote Valley".
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110609 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ChristChurch Cathedral with the war memorial".
Memorial design in the West has been explored in depth (Stevens and Franck, 2016; Williams, 2007), and for landscape architects it presents opportunities and challenges. However, there is little in the English language literature about memorial design in China. How have Chinese designers responded to the commemorative settings of war and disaster? This study will adopt the method of case study to analyse two of the most representative memorials in China: Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall (war) and Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Hall (disaster). Both landscapes have undergone three or four renovations and extensions in the last four decades, demonstrating the practical effects of the Chinese landscape theory. These examples of responses to trauma through memorial landscape interventions are testimonies to the witnesses, victims, abusers, ordinary people, youth and the place where the tragedy took place. This study will explore the reconstruction and expansion of the two memorials under the background of China's policies on memorial landscapes in different periods, as well as their functions of each stage. The research will examine how existing Chinese memorial theories exhibit unique responses at different times in response to the sadness and needs experienced by different users. Key Words:memorial landscape; memorial language; victims; descriptive; architecture; experence; disaster; memorial hall; landscape development; Chinese memorial; war.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damaged war memorial at Hororata, following the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "War memorial in Cathedral Square and the Clarendon Tower".
Cracks in the mortar of the brick Kaiapoi War Memorial building on Charles Street.
Cracks in the mortar of the brick Kaiapoi War Memorial building on Charles Street.
Cracks in the mortar of the brick Kaiapoi War Memorial building on Charles Street.
A document describing the confined spaces "dummy run".
The Citizens' War Memorial in Cathedral Square, with strapping around the angel's neck and hips to prevent damage.
A copy of the award application for the Canterbury Heritage Awards 2016.
A web story about the return of the stone lions to the Memorial Arch.
A document describing Downer's approach to containing bentonite when drilling micro piles for the new Arch foundations.
A web story about the model design work by Christ's College pupils.
A poster which was prepared to go with the award application for the Canterbury Heritage Awards 2016.
A document describing the use of 3D modelling for construction methodology.
A web story about a site visit to the Bridge and Arch by local school pupils.