Tag: Christchurch Rebuild | Architecture Now

Colombo Street’s lone survivor: update

People | Ann Brower’s determined advocacy has prompted the government to make the country’s most earthquake-prone buildings safer, faster.

Projects | World-first technology has given Young Hunter House in Christchurch the ability to withstand a one-in-2500-year seismic event.

Projects | Wilkie + Bruce Architects has spruced up the original soaring timber archways of Knox Church in Christchurch.

Projects | This 30,000m2 anchor building occupies the site where the popular Re:Start container mall once stood.

Projects | This building project in Christchurch was one of the first to go through the consent process after the Canterbury earthquakes.

People | Majka Kaiser visits a pair of architects to talk about heritage conservation, design and regenerating Christchurch.

Review | Julian O’Sullivan, manager of Opus Architecture, discusses issues surrounding the adaptive reuse of whole buildings.

Review | Houses talks to Ben Sutherland of Makers of Architecture about the next generation of building construction.

News | Public submissions are being sought for memorial to February 2011 earthquake.

Review | Sweeping changes to house insurance policies could result in homeowners being caught short, RMBF’s Warwick Quinn says.

News | Ravenswood Village will provide more than 1500 residential properties.

News | Construction about to begin on a mixed-use development south-west of Christchurch.

Review | Architect Adam Flowers says temporary construction is vital to the development of permanence.

News | FESTA 2014 organisers are seeking expressions of interest to participate in this year’s festival - ‘The Future Will Be Live’.

People | Winner of the 2013 Progressive Building Young Achiever Award, Andrew Rowden, is running an $18 million job in Christchurch.

Review | The Canterbury rebuild is providing a catalyst for developments in the roofing industry.

News | Following the 2012 The Emergence of Christchurch feature in Architecture NZ, editor Justine Harvey seeks up-to-date info.

Review | NZGBC’s Rohan Bush says there is a long way to go to ensure Christchurch becomes a truly environmentally focused city.

News | Christchurch City Council has received a prestigious international award for its effort in promoting sustainability.

Projects | This triangular building gains its strength from a mass of concrete and steel reinforcing, and its circular core.