| Pyne Gould Corporation building | |
|---|---|
 PGC building in 2008 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Christchurch Central City |
| Address | 233 Cambridge Terrace |
| Town or city | Christchurch |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 43°31′37″S 172°38′20″E / 43.527°S 172.639°E |
| Destroyed | 22 February 2011 |
The Pyne Gould Corporation building, often shortened to PGC building, ...
Currently working on: Royal Commission report
Earthquakes
editAn expert panel report concluded that the December 2010 Christchurch earthquake "did not significantly reduce the earthquake resistance" of the PGC building.[5]
The collapse caused the deaths of 18 people.[6][a]
Landscaping of the PGC site was completed in December 2016. It was turned into a landscape area with public seating and lighting. Family members of the building's victims described three trees in the area as being important to them, so the trees were kept.[8]
Notes
edit- ^ The people who died in the building were Jane-Marie Alberts, Carey Bird, Melanie Brown, Helen Chambers, Patrick Coupe, Barry Craig, Estelle Cullen, Adam Fisher, Amanda Hooper, Catherine Lunney, Kelly Maynard, Philip McDonald, Adrienne Meredith, Blair O'Connor, John O'Connor, Emma Shaharudin, Michael Styant and Julie Wong.[7]
Citations
edit- ^ "PGC building collapse: A tragedy and a search into night for survivors". Stuff. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Quake building collapses explained". The New Zealand Herald. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Cambridge 233 PGC Building: Chronology of PGC Building from 1963 to 2011". Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Engineers who declared PGC building safe defend decision". The New Zealand Herald. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Structural Performance of Christchurch CBD Buildings in the 22 February 2011 Aftershock" (PDF). Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission 2012, p. 1.
- ^ Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission 2012, p. 2–7.
- ^ "Landscaping of PGC site completed". Newsline. Christchurch City Council. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
References
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Section 2: Pyne Gould Corporation building. Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission (Report). 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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