of Masters of Archi tecture Profess ional. Unitec Inst i tute of Technology, 2013.

I would like to sincerely thank the following people for the important roles they played over the course of this project: Jeanette Budgett and Tony Van Raat, my thesis supervisors, for putting in the time and effort, guiding me in the right direction throughout the year. To Brendan Smith and other academic staff at Unitec, for their continuous support and critique through the pro-cess. And lastly, to my friends and family for their continuous patience and support. Figure 1.1 Christchurch 6.3 magnitude Earthquake February 22, 2011. 54 The focus of this research is to explore the concept of Post Traumatic Architecture in the context of Christchurch. It is aimed to provoke a discussion on an alternative way of rebuilding a city devastated by a traumatic event, such as an earthquake, by retaining memories from the past and creating a transition into the present, through exposing the evolution of the built environment. The site chosen for this thesis reflects the trauma sustained through two structurally damaged buildings and an empty lot wher