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DAVID WALKER, CHARLIE GATES/STUFF With the Christchurch City Council approving the plans for the Court Theatre to join the performing arts precinct, the Court Theatre artistic director Ross Gumbley is excited for the future. (Video first published in July 2018) A new annual festival that will see 46 Christchurch buildings opened to the public next weekend aims to help members of the public rediscover the city. PHILIP MATTHEWS reports. Does Jessica Halliday have a favourite post-earthquake Christchurch building? No, that’s impossible. But she can offer up a shortlist. SUPPLIED You can’t go past Tūranga as a post-quake success story. ....
STUFF A group of Christchurch residents 350m beyond the edge of the city s fibre broadband network face a costly bill to get connected. About 8000 Christchurch properties have missed out on a city-wide fibre broadband roll-out. Many of these residents, who all live within the city boundary, have been told they will have to pay thousands of dollars to get access because Christchurch City Council-owned network provider Enable says it is not cost-effective to install fibre to their homes. A group of 36 homes at the top of Huntsbury hill have to pay $41,400 and residents at the top of Worsleys Rd in Cracroft have to pay $82,800 before Enable will install fibre broadband to 49 properties there. ....
MEDIAWORKS This high-end build on Grand Designs NZ was one of the most talked-about projects of the last series. Designed by architect Michael O’Sullivan, the house has a long, curved form, and is clad completely in copper. What was probably the most exciting build on Grand Designs NZ last year will be open to the public on Saturday, May 15, 2021. The Cass Bay copper house near Lyttelton, designed by architect Michael O Sullivan, was a somewhat controversial build, due to its strong, sculptural form and copper cladding and roofing. But it received the highest praise possible by Grand Designs presenter Chris Moller who gave O’Sullivan the ultimate accolade, comparing him to legendary greats Frank Lloyd Wright and Alvar Aalto. ....
Grand Designs labelled 'fraudulent': Disasters, divorce, budget blow-outs not the norm, say architects stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.