Tag: Christchurch Rebuild | Architecture Now

Building momentum

People | Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says now is the time to support the highest rate of economic growth the South Island has seen for eight years.

Green Property Summit

Calendar | Conference, Auckland, 20 Mar 2013
A partnership between Property Council New Zealand and the New Zealand Green Building Council.

Bolted strength

Projects | Three35 is the first building in New Zealand, and possibly the world, to utilise an innovative damage avoidance technology.

Pretty cool barn

Projects | This heavy-timber structure on the edge of Christchurch’s red zone will house IT companies displaced by the earthquakes.

Framing the central city: again

Review | The ‘green frame’ revisited. Di Lucas looks at a historical forerunner to the blueprint for Chrsictchurch.

Rebuilding Christchurch with Wood seminar

Calendar | Conference, Blenheim, 20 Oct 2012
A seminar to discuss the benefits of using wood in the rebuild of Christchurch.

Christchurch’s architectural past considered in outdoor exhibit

Outdoor exhibition on Christchurch

News | Reconstruction: conversations on a city provides a compelling visual account of the city’s rich architectural past.

ECQ repair strategy

Review | Industry professionals are worried that substandard assessments of quake-damaged houses are a ticking time bomb.

MC² = Magna Carta Christchurch: The Great Paper Model

Calendar | Public Event, Christchurch, 2 Sep 2012 to 3 Sep 2012
Kiel Johnson, one of TEDxEQChCh’s speakers and extraordinary artist from California, will be guiding people of Christchurch to help them co-create a 3-dimensional artwork of the city.

A golden opportunity to warm up Christchurch

A opportunity to warm up Christchurch

Review | Nick Collins, CEO of Beacon Pathways, suggests we should be insulating the 110,000 quake-damaged homes in Christchurch.

The final blueprint for a new Christchurch

Christchurch: The final blueprint

News | Plans have been announced for a “smaller, greener central city”.

Latimer Hotel

Projects | This rebuild project in Christchurch will overlook Latimer Square, which has become a focus for post-quake activity.

Royal Society impressed with PRESSS

Projects | This project incorporates the latest in seismic design technologies.

Reconstruction: Conversations on a City

Calendar | Exhibition, Christchurch, 23 Jun 2012 to 16 Sep 2012
This exhibition will discuss Christchurch’s architectural heritage loss and the ways in which dreams and values have been given form within the built environment.

Engineering wood

Review | Seismic design: post-tensioned timber-framed buildings – a Kiwi innovation from the University of Canterbury.

The recent 'Emergence of Christchurch' feature has sparked intense debate

Christchurch article sparks debate

Review | One reader is critical of architect-designed schemes planned for the city’s rebuild.

Seismic design, in wood

News | Two new buildings to be built in Christchurch will utilise the post-tensioned LVL building system.

The emergence of Christchurch

Review | An overview of completed and under-construction projects in Christchurch.

The Shed

Projects | The Court Theatre was one of many Christchurch institutions made homeless in the February earthquake.

Transitional Cathedral site announced

News | The Shigeru Ban-designed ‘cardboard cathedral’ has a home in Christchurch.