Christchurch CBD, New Zealand, October 2011

An earthquake with magnitude 7.1 occurred near Christchurch at 4:35 am local time, 4 September 2010 (16:35 UTC, 3 September 2010). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.0 miles), and despite widespread damage there were no fatalities. A large aftershock of magnitude 6.3 occurred on 22 February 2011 at 12:51 pm. It was centred just to the north of Lyttelton, 10 kilometres south east of Christchurch, at a depth of 5 km.

Although lower on the moment magnitude scale than the previous earthquake, the intensity and violence of the ground shaking was measured to be VIII on the MMI, among the strongest ever recorded globally in an urban area. The quake struck on a busy weekday afternoon and resulted in the deaths of 181 people. This event resulted in the declaration of New Zealand's first National State of Emergency. Many buildings and landmarks were severely damaged, including the iconic 'Shag Rock' and Christchurch Cathedral. On 13 June 2011 Christchurch was again rocked by two more large aftershocks. A 5.6 at only 9 km (6 mi) deep hit at 1.00pm in the general location of Sumner, Christchurch this was followed by another 6.3 at only 6 km (4 mi) deep at 2.20pm again in the general location of Sumner, Christchurch. This resulted in more liquefaction and building damage, but no more lives were lost.

The Christchurch city council have announced that Christchurch will be built as a "city in a garden" with an estimated cost of NZ$2 billion. The size of the city's business district will be reduced and the height of building will be limited in the centre, giving over much more space to parkland.

Wood wall cladding

In gorgeous early October light

The cladding is added to the outside

Insulation added and one half of the darkroom is now clad.

Caladding should not go right to the ground

New Timber Cladding

Bruno, Poser!

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The cladding is added to the outside

Remnants of an iron clad rope on the beach at Deception Island in the South Shetlands

clad hotel night

Cladding the walls is a very slow process as the panels are glued in and need to be propped and clamped in positon until the adhesive is fully cured. This takes about 24 hours so we are only getting a couple of sheets on each day. Also have had to do a lot of packing out to create a firm base to glue the panels on to the walls.

The cladding is added to the outside

Close up of the cladding on the wall inside the church

Location: Makara, Wellington, New Zealand

© Gordon Anderson

The cladding is added to the outside

Southend-on-Sea: Stone Clad hell

This cedar was locally sourced from less than 2 miles away. The colours are stunning! The window frames were made up by a good friend and joiner, the doors were given to us.