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X marks the spot
Behind the scenes
A word that has been bandied about in and out of Christchurch, left, right and centre post February 22 is Resilience, a word that has little impact now whenever I hear it mentioned in relation to the earthquakes.
Shands Building, Herefgord street.
But when I walk past this little nugget of building (Shands on on Hereford street, built in 1851) I am reminded of resilience. It has been battered black and blue by earthquakes, neighbouring demolitions and quirky, half-arsed patch up jobs yet still the little blighter is standing, or should that be staggering. It will be a relief when this resilient little building, one of the earliest to be built in Christchurch, is relocated from its current site and restored back to good health.
Shands Building, Hereford street
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Exhibition
Reconstruction: Conversations on a City
23 June – 14 October 2012
In acknowledging architectural heritage loss in this city's present and past, this visually rich outdoor exhibition unfolds the ways in which dreams and values have been given form in our built environment.