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Starling
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Sep 17 2014, 7:37am
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Post-earthquake Christchurch update
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People who have followed our story might find this clip interesting.
Christchurch from the streets. If you want to see Christchurch Cathedral it is at the one minute mark.
The clip is a promotion for a TV series starting here soon, and is made by Gerard Smyth, who made the brilliant When a City Falls.
The aerial view gives a good sense of what the centre of a city looks like when 80% of it is destroyed and demolished.
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Elizabeth
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Sep 17 2014, 7:48am
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What's the building at 1:40? And the road at 3:00?
I was recently fascinated by this article which, to me, is an ideal solution for the Cathedral (not that it stands any chance of acceptance).
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Starling
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Sep 17 2014, 8:06am
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is (was) The Odeon Theatre.
The road at 3.00 is the Summit Road I think.
I quite like Miles Warren's idea.
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silneldor
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Sep 17 2014, 12:47pm
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I really like the whole concept too.
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Reducing the immense weight (being concerned with the ground composite) is a priority and use of the very graceful composite wooden beam system would be so beautiful and it would add height, light and openness throughout the entire floor plan. It would add resiliency through flexibility. The copper roof is ideal as well for longevity and lightness.
At least it is established that a solid comprehensive and doable solution exists. It is so important.
And thank you for the links Starling. It helps me connect better with you all, with the realism that they could convey. Better days are coming.
" 'Fair lady Goldberry!' said Frodo at last, feeling his heart move with a joy that he did not understand. He stood as he had at times stood enchanted by fair elven-voices; but the spell that was now laid upon him was different: less keen and lofty was the delight, but deeper and nearer to mortal heart; marvellous and yet not strange."
Chapter VII: In the House of Tom Bombadil; FOTR's
Faerie contains many things besides elves and fays and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are one in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted."
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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