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A century ago, Cecil Wood was a leading New Zealand architect, designing some of Christchurch’s most iconic buildings – including the former State Insurance Building at 116 Worcester Street. The building was designed in 1931, constructed in 1945-35 and opened on 20 August 1935, becoming a landmark for Cantabrians. The architectural designs for the State…
But in fun-size. The artist also known as Ghostcat has been commissioned by the Toi Ōtautahi team to create an art trail called Leave No Trace as part of the Year of the Arts 2023. Artist Mike Beer installs the night for The Atami Bath House The trail will see miniatures artworks of iconic buildings…
While the hotel is being retained for redevelopment, demolition is set to begin on the buildings surrounding the hotel. These buildings include the six-level carpark building to the rear, the two-storey entry foyer podium to the front of the Hotel Tower and the two-storey retail sleeve to the side on Worcester Boulevard. Contractors will do their best to minimise…
While the hotel is being retained for redevelopment, demolition is set to begin on the buildings surrounding the hotel. These buildings include the six-level carpark building to the rear, the two-storey entry foyer podium to the front of the Hotel Tower and the two-storey retail sleeve to the side on Worcester Boulevard. Contractors will do their best to minimise…
Christchurch City Council is gifting buildings to two community trusts. The Hornby Community Care Trust (HCCT) will be given the Hornby Library building in Goulding Avenue once the new Hornby library, customer services and south-west leisure centre has opened. The Shirley Community Trust (SCT) is being gifted the MacFarlane Park Centre in Acheson Avenue. “Both…
Open Christchurch, the one-weekend-only celebration of architectural excellence, is calling for building nominations for its 2022 progamme. The festival, organised by Te PÅ«tahi – Centre for Architecture and City Making, returns on 30 April and 1 May 2022 to showcase buildings of architectural, cultural and historical significance that tell not only the story of Åtautahi’s…
Researchers at the University of Auckland are in a race against time to find the most efficient and cost-effective ways to strengthen walls of buildings at higher risk of earthquake damage. Over 100 multi-storey buildings in Wellington’s CBD alone are identified as well below modern code, so the EQC-funded research by Dr Enrique del Rey…
Vaccine pass required for visitors to our buildings All staff and visitors to our buildings are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 under a policy that came into effect on 1 February 2022. “Like many other councils and businesses, we have been assessing the risks associated with COVID-19 at our sites and for our people…
Some of the city’s most significant historical buildings will open their doors to the public as part of the Christchurch Heritage Festival. The festival runs from 9 – 25 October and this year’s theme is “People and Place – our stories revealed.” A number of buildings with historical, social and architectural significance will be open…
Earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings do. And those lovely decorative bits are the first to fall In an article on The Conversation, Associate Professor Ann L Brower shares her own experiences of the Christchurch Earthquakes, which led her to put pressure on the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. The Ministry listened to her advice…
Engineering revolutionary, rapid, resilient, recyclable buildings New Zealand engineering researchers are working on an innovative modular system to revolutionise the way we construct buildings; not just more rapidly, but also more environment-friendly, quake-resilient and recyclable. University of Canterbury Engineering Professor Rajesh Dhakal (centre) and Professor Geoff Rodgers (right), along with Dr Brian Guo (left), are…
Te PÅ«tahi Centre for Architecture and City-making is seeking nominations of buildings to feature in Open Christchurch – a one-weekend festival of exceptional architecture. The cornerstone of Open Christchurch is one-weekend-only access to great buildings that are not usually open to the public. “Open Christchurch literally throws the doors open. It will enable people to…
Building owners around New Zealand have benefited from the latest round of Heritage EQUIP funding with grants totalling $2,230,166. “The Heritage EQUIP grants for seismic strengthening assist private building owners to get the professional advice they need to go ahead with their projects or support them to carry out the required work,” Grant Robertson said….
Christchurch City Council will provide one-hour free parking in its central city parking buildings for the next three months. “We want people to come into the city centre and support the local hospitality and retail businesses over winter. One way we can encourage people to do that is to provide the first hour of parking…
A million substandard homes are each up for a $22,000 bill to meet recommendations from a new national housing performance report. This report goes hand in hand with the New Zealand Houses series I have been writing about and this is one of the major things factors about the older New Zealand House. Houses built…