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- The Viva Project
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'The Viva Project'. The project description reads, "The Viva Project's aim is 'to create a vibrant urban village, an innovative and inspiring example of sustainable design and connected community'. The project team is composed of a group of Christchurch people committed to actively promoting sustainable developments; it is supported by many professionals who are assisting in the process. There is not a designated site for this project yet, but the group is hoping to find a suitable location within the Christchurch CBD".
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- Bobo
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Bobo'. The project description reads, "Bohemian bourgeois commune. Movable residential architecture, taking lease on otherwise disused land in the central city, migrating as needs be. Achievable small-scale living to explore residential possibilities".
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- Salisbury St Garden
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Salisbury St Garden'. The project description reads, "A NZ native plants garden with both dry and wet site species, as the site has internal drainage to a swale. A timber walkway and small bridges, tyre planters, garden shed and petanque playing area with adjacent modular deck and seating. Children's sandpit and stepping tyres; overlooked by cafe courtyard. Raised vege bed for cafe salads".
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- Samo Lyttelton Cafe
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Samo Lyttelton Cafe'. The project description reads, "Samo is a cafe with coffee and food, a lot of flair and a big heart. It's run by a group of former Lyttelton Coffee Co. staff".
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- CCDU 100 Day Plan
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'CCDU 100 Day Plan'. The project description reads, "The Christchurch Central Recovery Plan (CCRP) outlines the future development of central Christchurch. It incorporates a spatial Blueprint Plan developed by a professional consortium working with the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's Christchurch Central Development Unit (CCDU) over a 100 day period".
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- Reconstruction: Conversations on a City
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Reconstruction: Conversations on a City'. The project description reads, "Tracking the story of Christchurch/Otautahi from its earliest years, Reconstruction gathers together a fascinating selection of digitised drawings, photographs, paintings, maps and plans to provide a compelling visual account of how this place came to be. In examining foundations, it also acknowledges loss and, in reconstructing aspects of this city's past, it demonstrates how different dreams and values have been given form in our built environment. Contributions from a range of thoughtful commentators raise questions: can this city be rebuilt as a place of genuine quality and interest if it undervalues the significance of its rich architectural heritage past?".
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- Bag-O-Love
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Bag-O-Love'. The project description reads, "Jane Quiqley designed and created Four Big Hearts for the north, south, east and west sides of Turners and Growers site. A manifestation statement, which envisioned a sustainable urban village on the site, was placed inside each heart. The site was blessed by sprinkling the earth with rose water and hanging the hearts on fences or lamp posts - to seal the deal and protect the site!".
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- Deconstruction
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Deconstruction'. The project description reads, "A large-scale digital print installation on the elevated walkway spanning between the active Ballantyne's building and the red-zone The Crossing building. When standing at a particular vantage point on Colombo St the artwork visually deletes the walkway, while from other locations the viewer can distort their interpretation of the work as they move around the structure. The sky covering the structure references the changing aesthetic of the CBD as the last of the damaged buildings are removed. The block of blue also acts a visual disconnect between the humming operations of the Re:START/Ballantyne's precinct and the silence of the red-zone awaiting rejuvenation".
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- COCA Windows Project
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'COCA Windows Project'. The project description reads, "The space immediately behind the street window became the only exploitable public space within the building. The three new and innovative projects by local artists were only visible from the outside of the building; however, unlike COCA's regular visiting hours, these could be seen at any time during the day or night over the months of April, July and October".
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- View From the Studio
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'View From the Studio'. The project description reads, "When the public debates were heated over the future of the severely damaged Christchurch Cathedral, I installed this work in the Re:START mall precinct as my personal statement that I believe the damage to the building is an important historical document of the earthquake, and should be retained as a memorial for future generations. This was a typical view from my studio in the Government Life Building in Cathedral Square; a precious memory of pre-earthquake Christchurch for me".
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- Film in the Gap
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Film in the Gap'. The project description reads, "Outdoor film screenings. Some bands during the day. Cold".
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- 100 Days to Rebuild Democracy
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Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled '100 Days to Rebuild Democracy'. The project description reads:
In the wake of the quake we went back to the roots of a remarkable democratic movement that began here in Christchurch. Led by Kate Sheppard, New Zealanders came together to successfully petition for universal suffrage in 1893, making New Zealand the first country to give women the vote.
We called for a rebuilding of suffrage, and launched a new online petition VOTE CANTERBURY KIDS to draw some links between three widespread community concerns and the way democracy and inclusive, transparent decision making are central to healthy community recovery and future. These concerns included:
- The decision to suspend regional elections with no prior warning or community consultation, let alone democratic or constitutional justification.
- The sudden central government announcement of a major reorganisation of Christchurch schools, effectively trying to 'consult' an already strained and fragile community at a time when schools are central to recovery yet cannot engage in meaningful dialogue because we have so many immediate issues to face in a post disaster situation; real community voice needs time.
- The sweeping aside of our elected city council, effectively rendering their role redundant. Major decision-making is led by CERA, a central government department that cannot be a substitute for transparent, responsive and elected local decision making.
To fully recover from a disaster we also have to recover our ability to make decisions collectively and democratically as a community. The Suffrage rally highlights a call all over the city for a return to decision-making by elected processes, so we can determine the future for our schools, our city and our region with our vote.
As we recover from the earthquakes, let's do so in a way that restores Kate Sheppard's remarkable democratic legacy to the children of this city.
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- Upon the Upland Road
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Upon the Upland Road'. The project description reads, "The last three lines of James K Baxter's poem 'High Country Weather' written using the nautical flag alphabet. Installed on National Poetry Day, 22 July 2011".
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- Temporary Housing
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Temporary Housing'. The project description reads, "CETAS is part of the larger earthquake recovery effort, and is focused on supporting those households who have been directly affected by the earthquakes. There are three parts to the service: matching people with and placing people in appropriate temporary accommodation, providing financial support to home owners for an additional temporary accommodation cost, and delivering earthquake support coordination to help households affected by the earthquakes plan their recovery and connect to the services they need".
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- Gap Filler #1
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Gap Filler #1'. The project description reads, "Kitschy public garden on private land. Live music, poetry readings, a bit of puppetry and circus, film screenings every evening (almost all NZ films & many 'heritage' films of Christchurch, some with live musical accompaniment)".
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- Buskers Festival Relocation Around the Events Village
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Buskers Festival Relocation Around the Events Village'. The project description reads, "The worlds favourite street theatre festival takes place every January in Christchurch. It has been running for 20 years and attracts over 300,000 people every year. With over 550 shows and 65 international performers, it is the most accessible festival in the world; you only pay what you think the show is worth".
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- Here are the People and There is the Steeple
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Here are the People and There is the Steeple'. The project description reads, "Kay Rosen's 'Here are the people and there is the steeple' is a mural project for the Gallery's east rear wall, inspired by the shape of the wall, by the words 'people' and 'steeple', by the recent and past history of the city, and by the children's finger game. The architecture of the space and the words make it possible to erect a vertical heaven-bound 'steeple' on top of a horizontal earthbound 'people', enabling a verbal metaphor which culminates in a three-deep pinnacle made of Es. The work hopes to send a large-scale message about rebuilding a city by, and upon the foundation of, its people".
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- Phoenix Wall Re-Painted...
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Phoenix Wall Re-Painted...'. The project description reads, "The first mural we painted within a month or so of the February quake was a memorial mural down the train tracks, on Riccarton Rd beside the Shell station (Hagley Park end). At that stage our mood was very much a reflection of what had happened, and we wanted to pay tribute. Six months later when we decided to do the Phoenix wall, the mood had definitely changed and had transitioned to wanting to paint more uplifting images for the community. It felt like 'people' were entering a new phase of wanting to look forward. I was born and raised in Sydenham, and continue to live here today so I definitely like to give the area some love".
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- On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer'. The project description reads, "Michael Parekowhai's spectacular Venice Biennale installation came to Christchurch for its first post-Biennale showing in New Zealand. Original plans to site the work at Christchurch Art Gallery were revised following the earthquake and instead it was located at the Gallery's temporary off-site space in Madras Street. A richly carved red Steinway piano was played throughout the exhibition in a room overlooking the inner-city red zone, while on the vacant ground below two bronze grand pianos, each supporting a life-sized cast bull, took their place amongst the earthquake debris. A second black piano was used for duets on special occasions throughout the duration of the show, and acted as a plinth for five small bronze casts of olive trees when not in use".
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- Outdoor Music Room
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- Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Outdoor Music Room'. The project description reads, "A semi-private space in which to locate a donated 'public piano' under a rain cover and stage area - for intimate concerts and music practice. Plants in soil-filled tyres. Access via stepping stones through a garden strip between two shipping containers".