Update (June 8th)
Videos from the TedXEQChch conference, which Grant and Julian attended, are now available. Held in Chch on May 21st, it was an amazing event, filled with 700+ proud, optimistic citizens who are all keen to get on with this massive task of rebuilding our city.Grant presented on "the economic cost of being boring" which went down very well.
Watch it here and search YouTube for the others.
Some great summaries here and here.
Check out the latest update post, a more detailed example of the EGC concept on one block.
The great response continues, thank you everyone who has visited and contributed so far. Please keep them coming and get involved with fleshing out some more detail on how we might bring the Elevated City to life.
We have just released a first cut FAQ section to the site, attempting to start summarising the key points of discussion around the elevated garden city concept.
Check out the concept video (now in HD) and we welcome other visualisations of the concept.
We are impressed with the attention we have gained from the Press and also on ReimagineChristchurch, be sure to add your support for the concept over there.
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The aim
The aim of this website is to make sure we all think "outside the box" when we consider how to rebuild the CBD of our beloved Christchurch. This is a chance to turning Christchurch into an iconic world city without costing a fortune.
A few of us have been bouncing these ideas around (and they have been mentioned else where) so we thought we’d put a bit of effort into communicating and generating support for the idea of Christchurch being the world's elevated Garden City.
We are no experts at most of this but we have been inviting others that are to contribute to the concept and see what we can create. We are great believers in tapping into creative people from all over the world to discuss and build out the concepts. If you want to contribute you can register an account or you are welcome to comment on any blog posts.
All the images and the new video on the Concept images and video page we have created are available to download and tweak and get creative with. This is all about throwing ideas out there.
We have a chance to do something very cool so lets not waste it. We look forward to hearing your thoughts.
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How will people get up and down easily?
Pretty much every new building is likely to have a combination of stairs and elevators. For the businesses that want foot traffic (shops/cafes etc) this is a great way to have additional shop window opportunities with people going up and … Continue reading
Won’t the bottom floors be too dark?
Could actually be lighter with fewer high rises – putting gardens on the top of low buildings doesn’t block light. The foot bridges are not likely to make much difference. The buildings could still advertise what is in the shops/cafes … Continue reading
Can you have big trees on a roof?
Well you don’t have to have massive ones…..but who knows there are some clever folks out there so there may be a few. Could be interesting to plant tall trees on the ground level that aim to be part of … Continue reading
Surely bridges are expensive and unsafe in earthquakes?
Not if they are only for foot/bike traffic. On an engineering scale this is relatively easy to design for.
Is it bad earthquake design having extra weight on top of a building?
In general yes, but they can actually build very tall buildings that survive earthquakes. New low buildings with gardens and people on top are nowhere near as difficult from an engineering point of view. Lots of the garden options can … Continue reading