Festival brings light back to inner city

CHARLEY MANN
Last updated 09:35 21/10/2012

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Luxcity saw Cantabrians flock back into the city centre in numbers not seen since before the February 2011 earthquake, event organisers say.

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Hundreds of architecture students from around the country created ''light'' structures for the event, using laser beams, projectors, balloons and fabric suspended from demolition cranes, to create the illusion of an urban city centre around the red zone.

Thousands flooded into Luxcity last night, part of the world's first Festival of Transitional Architecture.

Festival organiser Jessica Halliday said the event ''well exceeded our expectations''.

''We think this is the largest number of people in the central city since the earthquakes,'' she said.

''I think people are hungry to be back in the city and see creative-lead work.''

One of her favourites was an arch of lanterns over a temporary arcade, which ''shimmered and moved in the wind''.

The 10-day festival includes workshops to build a new outdoor earth pizzeria on an empty city centre site, a guided architectural tour of the new AMI Stadium, lectures and outdoor screenings.

For more information visit festa.org.nz

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