Mind mine : a memorial for Pike River MineResearch question: How can architecture effectively memorialise the Pike River Mine disaster?

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Mind mine : a memorial for Pike River MineResearch question: How can architecture effectively memorialise the Pike River Mine disaster?

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Pike River Mine exploded on the 19th November 2010 at 3:44pm, killing 29 of the 31 trapped in the mine. The decision was made not to reopen the mine and the bodies remain permanently entombed. This event became New Zealand’s worst industrial disaster of the modern era. The memory of this event must be remembered to ensure mistakes of the past are not repeated. A memorial can provide a place where these memories can be kept alive. The archetype of memorial that was used is the cenotaph, a plac...

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Masters

Date created

2016

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Riley, Alexandra

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/3632

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Pike River Mine Disaster (N.Z.) 2010 / coal mine accidents / Grey District (N.Z.) / New Zealand / cenotaphs / Wellington (N.Z.) / Greymouth (N.Z.) / Architectural Design

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