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The foundation stone for the first building was laid in January 1858. The first set of buildings were a two-storey timber building, forming an L shape along the Durham Street frontage, with the Timber Chamber, modelled on 14th and 16th century English manorial halls, the meeting room for the Provincial Council.
The PGC Building (also known as the Pyne Gould Corporation building or PGC House) was a five-story postmodern office building in Christchurch, New Zealand. It became infamously associated with the 2011 Christchurch earthquake , with images of the failed structure and stories of trapped survivors having been widely broadcast.
Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings; Canterbury Society of Arts Gallery; Centre of Contemporary Art; Chief Post Office, Christchurch; Chippenham Lodge; Cholmondeley Children's Centre; Christchurch Central Library; Christchurch Club; Christchurch Convention Centre; Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology; Christchurch railway ...
The CTV Building was designed and constructed in about 1986. [1] [4] Christchurch City Council gave building consent in September 1986. [5] Building codes for earthquake design changed frequently in New Zealand following the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake (in 1935, 1965, 1976, 1984 and 1992). [6]
The Christchurch City Council (CCC) is the local government authority for Christchurch in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the 415,100 people of Christchurch. [ 1 ] Since October 2022, the Mayor of Christchurch is Phil Mauger , who succeeded after the retirement of Lianne Dalziel . [ 2 ]
The building's design is inspired by the golden hues reflected upon the Port Hills, which are an important part in Christchurch's cityscape. Soon after construction started on the new library, the Christchurch City Council increased their contribution to the library from $60 million to $95 million. [9]
The northern part of the building was purchased by Christchurch City Council (CCC) and opened as the civic office in 1924, and served this purpose until 1980. After that it had several uses, including a restaurant, bar and live music venue. The building was heavily damaged in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, and was demolished.
Part of their function was to provide the main tourist information centre for Christchurch. The building was taken over again by the council and opened as an exhibition, event and meeting space for the community in July 2002, branded as Our City O-Tautahi. [5] [9] It is one of Christchurch's major tourist attractions. [10]