4 July 2011
The Christchurch Central City Plan team ran a 48 Hour Design Challenge to provide the design and architecture industry with an opportunity to put their best plans forward for specific parts of the Christchurch Central City.The Challenge was held midday, 1 - 3 July 2011 at the School of Landscape Architecture, Lincoln University. Further information available from CCC website.
View clip from TV3 News here
NZ Wood Design team participated in the challenge - " ... Others looked at new construction methods, including a timber ‘damage avoidance system’. "That basically if there's an earthquake that comes along, it's going to sort of shake the building. And the building's going to re-right itself and you should be able to go back into that building a few hours later,” says New Zealand Wood team member, Jason Guiver."