LUXCITY
Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'LUXCITY'. The project description reads:
LUXCITY, the opening event for the Festival of Transitional Architecture (FESTA), was a city made from light for one night. Over 350 architecture and design students from across New Zealand designed and constructed 16 installations that used light to create spaces for pop-up functions: bars, cafes, live music venues, an all-ages youth venue, a night market and a fashion installation. The whole of Christchurch was invited to return to the currently vacant city centre October 20th to enjoy and experience this unique urban atmosphere. Between 20-30,000 people turned up to the first major event in the central city since the February earthquake.The designs used light in conjunction with large-scale demolition machinery to create structures that were ephemeral and dealt with the vastness of the urban scale. LUXCITY addressed the potential of transitional projects to stimulate collaboration, explore a range of architectural possibilities, and regenerate the central city, and created excitement and hope for the city's burgeoning recovery.
Last updated
12:25pm 20th November 2017
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Collection
Identifier
qsr-collection:20134
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- Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 50-51: LUXCITY
- A PDF copy of pages 50-51 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'LUXCITY'. Photographs: Bridget Anderson and Douglas Horrell
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- LUXCITY Photograph 1
- A photograph of installations being constructed on the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street for the LUXCITY event. In the foreground is the installation titled "In Your Face", and to the right is the installation titled "Etch-a-Sketch".
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- LUXCITY Photograph 2
- A photograph of crowds at the LUXCITY event. The photograph shows installations on the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street. In the foreground is the installation titled "In Your Face", and to the right is the installation titled "Etch-a-Sketch".
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- LUXCITY Photograph 3
- A photograph of crowds at the LUXCITY event. The photograph shows an installation on Worcester Street, with the new Press building in the background. The installation is titled "Murmur".
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- LUXCITY Photograph 4
- A photograph of an installation on the corner of Manchester Street and Worcester Street. The installation is titled "Archrobatics", and is part of the LUXCITY event.
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- LUXCITY Photograph 5
- A photograph of an installation on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street. The installation is titled "60 Lights Market", and is part of the LUXCITY event.
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- LUXCITY Photograph 6
- A photograph of an installation on the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street. The installation is titled "Etch-a-Sketch", and is part of the LUXCITY event.
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- LUXCITY Photograph 7
- A photograph of an installation titled 'Halo', which is part of the LUXCITY event.
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- LUXCITY Photograph 8
- A photograph of crowds at the LUXCITY event.
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- LUXCITY Photograph 9
- An artist's impression of the installation 'Atmosphere', created as part of the LUXCITY event. Tutor: Sue Hillery
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- LUXCITY Photograph 10
- An artist's impression of the LUXCITY event. The image depicts installations on Gloucester and Colombo Streets. Student: Erica Austin
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- LUXCITY Photograph 11
- A photograph of an installation titled 'Murmur'. The installation is part of the LUXCITY event. Tutor: Craig Moller