Went today to visit an old earthquake damaged house to see if it could be transformed into a Performing Arts Centre. Astonished to see what happens to a timber framed building with masonry chimney breasts and lath and plaster walls if it’s shaken for a minute or so.
Beautiful delicate shadow sign spotted in passing today
Shigeru Ban’s Cardboard Cathedral – really like the quality of light inside.
Being English, I never get used to the thrill of the ocean… this is the sight that usually greets me on my cycle back to Sumner from the Central City as I round the point after Redcliffs. There’s something extraordinary about a city that has the wild, visceral beauty of the ocean lapping at its edges. I think it is the main thing we’ll all miss when we return home after our stint here.
In Christchurch, NZ, heading out to Sumner. I’m usually on the bike, but today had to drive… always miss the ride when I can’t do it.