We spend the majority of our lives in buildings: Our homes, offices, schools, sports clubs.
We have an emotional attachment to many of these places, so how does it feel to lost them all?
In this respect Islay McLeod is no different than any other Christchurch person - but she's lived and worked in the city a long time
And when she took the time to write down all the buildings she'd lost or would lose due the earthquake - it was a whole lifetime full.
Watch Natasha Utting’s report