https://wellington.gen.nz/earthquake-strengthening+heritagebuildings Items tagged with Earthquake strengthening and Heritage Buildings. https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=164720 The Wellington City Council is celebrating the centenary of the Embassy Theatre in Courtenay Place, at the same time as it is categorising the heritage cinema as “earthquake prone,” with yellow stickers which carry a confusion of conflicting messages. earthquake-strengthening heritagebuildings localhistory media Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=164720 Wellington Scoop 2024-10-18T00:00:00Z https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/andy-spain-athfield-architects-te-kahui-whaihanga-nzia-wellington-branch/common-ground This event is part of the Aotearoa Festival of Architecture, by Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects. When Kaikoura shook, photographer Andy Spain got Wellington's list of earthquake prone buildings and started photographing them. The idea of fixing time became appealing, as many of the buildings were demolished. When asked to exhibit them together however, Andy began to ask what these remnants meant. He visited the petals saved from Athfield's church of First Church of Christ Scientist and saw their fragility. He talked to architects about remedial work which never saw the light of day. What were the consequences of all these traces existing in a time when the fates of many Wellington buildings are so contested? Where heritage competes with social housing, which competes with sustainable reuse, and so on. So, this exhibition is not about the photographs that have been taken, or the drawings drawn, or the artworks saved. It is about how we decide to use these remnants, and what stories we want them to tell. architecture earthquake-strengthening heritagebuildings localhistory cubastreet places wcnhosted art exhibitions Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/andy-spain-athfield-architects-te-kahui-whaihanga-nzia-wellington-branch/common-ground Thistle Hall Community Venue 2024-09-23T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.innercitywellington.nz/latest-news/2023/5/4/do-you-have-a-heritage-building-theres-a-new-guide From WCC We've produced a new guide to support heritage building owners who need to strengthen their properties against earthquakes. wcc earthquake-strengthening heritagebuildings government localhistory communitygroups Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.innercitywellington.nz/latest-news/2023/5/4/do-you-have-a-heritage-building-theres-a-new-guide Inner-City Wellington 2023-05-04T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/dixon-street-flats/ But the big news this week has to be the somewhat silly news that the Dixon Street flats are being emptied out and there is not a clear story of what happens to the building next. This is not a sob storey like the Gordon Wilson Flats just around the corner – well, at least, it hasn’t started off the same. earthquake-strengthening heritagebuildings localhistory architecture blogs Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/dixon-street-flats/ Eye of the Fish 2022-12-06T00:00:00Z -41.2901576 174.77307353759144 Dixon Street Flats, 134, Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://www.allsaints.org.nz/community-news/building-update-1-september-2022 We thought we would give you an update about what has happened in regards to our building recently - which in short is not much!As part of our MAP - Taking Flight process we were looking at some options of what could buildings be used for in this parish in the future and I am sure that has sparked some discussion and some ideas that might be floating around. The Brick Building In July, we received a letter from the Council asking us for an engineering report as they had identified that the building was potentially an earthquake risk. In working with the Diocese we provided the engineering report that was done a while ago (which subsequently meant we could not use the building). Therefore you will see on the doors of the building there are now official notices from the council stating the risk of the building's earthquake rating. It also states on it that we have until 2 July 2037 to rectify the situation. earthquake-strengthening heritagebuildings localhistory anglican religiousgroups communitygroups hataitai places Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.allsaints.org.nz/community-news/building-update-1-september-2022 All Saints Hataitai 2022-08-31T00:00:00Z -41.3097341 174.79264910602728 All Saints Anglican Church, 90, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=146181 What’s gone wrong at the St James? As you enter the restored and strengthened building, you are confronted by a warning from its owner, the Wellington City Council, which wants you to know that the beautiful theatre is earthquake prone. The theatre reopened this month after being closed since 2019 for strengthening and refurbishing. earthquake-strengthening heritagebuildings localhistory media Sat, 23 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=146181 Wellington Scoop 2022-07-23T00:00:00Z -41.2933454 174.77973114281025 St James Theatre, 77, Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=132654 earthquake-strengthening heritagebuildings newtown localhistory places media Fri, 20 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=132654 Wellington Scoop 2020-11-20T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=82295 heritagebuildings earthquake-strengthening localhistory media Sat, 03 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=82295 Wellington Scoop 2015-10-03T00:00:00Z -41.2790906 174.776454854122 Turnbull House, 11, Bowen Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=78537 Wellington’s Town Hall is under serious threat of eventual demolition. And in any case, according to the timetable received by councillors it is to be closed for at least eight years. The issue is not that it should be opened immediately but that strengthening should be immediately continued without delay. heritagebuildings earthquake-strengthening localhistory media Thu, 21 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=78537 Wellington Scoop 2015-05-21T00:00:00Z -41.28935235 174.777388254708 Wellington Town Hall, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=77337 heritagebuildings earthquake-strengthening localhistory media Wed, 15 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=77337 Wellington Scoop 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z -41.28935235 174.777388254708 Wellington Town Hall, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2014/10/another-good-example-of-heritage.html Good news that the conversion of the old St James church in Newtown is going ahead and is expected to be completed in 18 months as reported in The Dominion Post today. newtown heritagebuildings earthquake-strengthening places localhistory election-2013-candidates local-body-elections Mon, 13 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2014/10/another-good-example-of-heritage.html Iona Pannett 2014-10-13T00:00:00Z -41.3098153 174.7772631 St James' Presbyterian Church, Adelaide Road, Kowhai Park, Newtown, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-really-positive-earthquake.html This made me smile today, a great story in The Dom talking about the restoration of the substation on Kate Sheppard Place which is earthquake prone. A great example of how our precious heritage can be strengthened for its next life. Photo courtesy of The Dominion Post earthquake-strengthening heritagebuildings localhistory election-2013-candidates local-body-elections Sat, 16 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-really-positive-earthquake.html Iona Pannett 2014-08-16T00:00:00Z -41.2777419 174.777772 Kate Sheppard Place, Thorndon, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://eyeofthefish.org/dunajtschik-demolition-a-done-deal/ News just in via the Stuff website that Mark Dunajtschik has won his appeal in the High Court against the Environment Court. But it does not mean that Mr D has the right to go out and demolish the building straight away – instead, a rehearing has been ordered. This legal stuff is exhausting, and expensive. With the amount that Mr D has spent on the legal costs so far, you might think that he could quite easily have just strengthened the building instead. harcourts-building heritagebuildings earthquake-strengthening localhistory architecture blogs Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/dunajtschik-demolition-a-done-deal/ Eye of the Fish 2014-05-02T00:00:00Z -41.2845319 174.7756861 Grey Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://architecture.org.nz/2013/08/20/public-trust-building/ There are many buildings that the Architectural Centre has championed the cause of over the years, but for me there are two that stand out from the rest. They are Old St Paul’s Cathedral in Thorndon, and the Public Trust building in Lambton Quay. thorndon heritagebuildings earthquake-strengthening places localhistory architecture communitygroups Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2013/08/20/public-trust-building/ Architectural Centre Inc 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z -41.2804759 174.7777999 Stout Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/wellington-town-halls-future/ Debate around the future of Wellington’s earthquake-prone historic town hall is rearing its head again after Wellington City Council CEO Kevin Lavery asked councillors to seriously consider whether it’s worth upgrading: As Mr Lavery briefed councillors yesterday on plans to strengthen the 109-year-old building at a cost of $43. heritagebuildings earthquake-strengthening localhistory elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/wellington-town-halls-future/ WCC Watch 2013-06-12T00:00:00Z -41.2893857 174.77746131477898 Wellington Town Hall, MFC Town Hall L3 Link, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://eyeofthefish.org/more-dunajtschik/ Regarding the old Temperance and General Building on Lambton Quay – known to next to no-one as the Harcourts building. Submissions on it’s proposed demolition are due in a week – by the end of the month. It is a crunch point for Wellingtonians – should a building owner be allowed to demolish their building [...] heritagebuildings consultation harcourts-building localhistory earthquake-strengthening architecture blogs Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/more-dunajtschik/ Eye of the Fish 2012-10-22T00:00:00Z -41.28452427913499 174.775661171894 Grey Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6012, New Zealand http://eyeofthefish.org/dunajtschik-demolition/ So the time has come at last: the first of a presumed wave of proposals to demolish perfectly good buildings in Wellington. Christchurch has had to put up with a swathe of demolition over the last couple of years, and they are getting so good at destroying everything down there, that they have forgotten that it is not compulsory. Cranmer Courts is their city’s latest disgrace – the Harcourts building is ours. heritagebuildings harcourts-building earthquake-strengthening localhistory architecture blogs Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/dunajtschik-demolition/ Eye of the Fish 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z -41.28452427913499 174.775661171894 Grey Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand http://eyeofthefish.org/national-war-memorial-earthquake-prone-demolition/ In some pretty shocking news that has just been leaked out of the new super-ministry this morning, the National War Memorial in Buckle St has been declared to be an earthquake prone building. The building, completed in 1932, has a concrete frame, but the weight of the heavy bronze bells in the Carillon is thought [...] heritagebuildings mountcook earthquake-strengthening localhistory places architecture blogs Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/national-war-memorial-earthquake-prone-demolition/ Eye of the Fish 2012-03-31T00:00:00Z -41.2989735 174.7771177 41 Buckle Street http://eyeofthefish.org/heritage-questions/ If you’ve been trying to get hold of your Structural Engineer this week in Wellington, you’ll probably have noticed they’re not returning calls. heritagebuildings earthquake-strengthening localhistory architecture blogs Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/heritage-questions/ Eye of the Fish 2010-09-07T00:00:00Z