On 30 July, 2012,
Prime Minister John Key launched the Central City Recovery Plan - the
Blueprint. Two years to the day, Freerange Press is pleased to announce the
upcoming release of Once in a Lifetime:
City-building after Disaster in Christchurch.
Once in Lifetime offers the first substantial critique of the Government’s
recovery plan, presents alternative approaches to city-building and archives a
vital and extraordinary time.
The book will be launched
on 31 August, at the WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers festival.
Once in a Lifetime brings
together a range of national and international voices in 55 written essays, and
also presents 39 visual essays that document community, business and government
responses to Christchurch’s recovery. It
features a foreword by Helen Clark and contributions from journalists, economists, designers, academics, politicians,
artists, publicans and more.
Two events are planned for the book’s launch
on the 31st as part of the WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival.
First off, join four of the book’s contributors - Raf Manji, Rebecca Macfie, Dr
Suzanne Vallance and Natalie Jones - in a panel discussion with one of
the editors, Barnaby Bennett, as they consider a range of questions relating to Christchurch’s recovery. What has been achieved? What could be done better? And, most
important, are we creating the sort of city that was envisioned after the
quakes? 4pm at the Rydges Savoy West, Rydges Latimer Christchurch, 30 Latimer
Square.
And finally, join the authors, contributors
and friends at the official launch of the book from 6pm on 31 August, at the
Physics Room, above C1 Espresso, 209 Tuam St.
Once in a Lifetime: City-building after Disaster in Christchurch
Edited by Barnaby Bennett, James Dann, Emma
Johnson and Ryan Reynolds
Freerange Press, August 2014
512 pages, full colour. Includes photos, maps and index.
55 essays, 39 visual essays
RRP $45
ISBN: 978-0-473-28940-9
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