2011-11-23 15:03:24 // Idealog
The government’s waste minimisation fund has announced its biggest-ever grant – $2.5 million – toward recycling demolition and liquefaction waste from the Canterbury quakes.
2011-05-23 11:28:41 // Coralie Winn
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Gapfiller's Coralie Winn presented at TEDxEQChCh in the weekend, and blogs about nerves, laughter and determination
2011-03-03 13:21:16 // Deirdre Robert
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Time will be the biggest challenge in rebuilding Christchurch. That’s according to Peter Marshall, managing director at Warren and Mahoney. But regardless of the time it takes, he says it’s imperative to incorporate local input into the rebuilding process, though he acknowledges government and nation-wide input is also critical as part of a wider framework of initiatives.
2011-02-23 15:41:01 // DINZ
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A terrible tragedy has hit our design community in Christchurch. Words cannot convey the extent of the tragedy and on behalf of the Designers Institute all around NZ we extend our best wishes as you try to come to terms with this devastating event.
2011-02-03 12:48:46 // Deirdre Robert
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Cracked, unsightly and derelict spaces in Christchurch aren’t uncommon following the September 4th earthquake last year. But a collaborative effort between a number of organisations has been putting a greener and more leisure focused spin on the destruction, turning lonesome city centre sites into public recreational green havens, even if it is only temporary.
2010-12-08 15:34:31 // Design Daily Team
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What can you do with the shattered pieces of plates and glass left in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake? A collaborative effort between retail advertising agency Hotfoot, the Restaurant Association of New Zealand, Christchurch artist Donna Steel, Pataka Pottery owner Maureen Johnston, along with some artistic licence from Todd Blackadder, has resulted in this very cool mosaic billboard.
