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Chris Tobin
CHRISTCHURCH is running aspirational plans that may not take the risk of becoming “a suburban place.” Chairman of the Institute of city without a heart if we’re not careful,” acclaimed city architect Architects Canterbury branch Jasper van der Lingen agreed with Sir Miles Warren says. Commenting on the Christchurch Sir Miles. “Piecemeal development of poor City Council’s central city rebuild plan and the general state of things quality is a big risk in our city.” Both Sir Miles and as they exist now, he said Mr van der Lingen the possibility was the were disappointed that central city could end the submission from up with one-storey retail the Canterbury branch around Ballantynes, of the Institute of “thank heavens for that Architects to the city institution,” straggling council’s draft central down Colombo Street to city rebuild plan was South City. received with virtually “The awful prospect is no response from we will have a few office Concerned: Sir council. They felt buildings left standing Miles Warren is with empty sites or one worried empty sites, Christchurch architects had been excluded or two-storey retail shops few offices and or small developments one-storey retail will from the whole rebuild in the central process. with the real city offices prevail city. “Warren and dispersed to business Mahoney (Sir Miles’ parks in the suburbs. “That is a possibility. People want firm) were responsible for the a green city. That is fine and dandy design of 12 office buildings in the but the real essence of an inner city city including the Town Hall, Park Royal (Crowne Plaza), Clarendon is compact and enclosure. “So far all that has happened and a number of office buildings is a programme of demolition of in Hereford St and except for buildings. I would like to see a the Town Hall, we haven’t been positive construction plan, what participating in any way,” Sir Miles Continued page 2 is to happen now, not future said.
Munch time: Invictus, a 10-month-old Alpaca, chews on some greens provided by Sophie Meiritz-Reid, 8, of Halswell at the Banks Peninsula Centennial A&P show, Little River, on Saturday. A big crowd attended the event. See page 12 Photo Gilbert Wealleans .
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