Architecture Australia, How can temporary projects be a part of the planning framework? (2017)

A piece linked to a talk Ryan gave in Brisbane in 2017 about how temporary projects can feed into the planning process, informing, cultivating imagination and testing ideas.  Read the piece...

The Press, Oversized 1980s-style, public video game to launch in central Christchurch (2016)

The launch of our very exciting giant arcade game – Super STreet Arcade. Interview with Ryan from Gap Filler and the lead industrial designer, Pippin Wright-Stow. Read the piece...

Architecture Now, An experimental model for commercial property development in Christchurch (2016)

What kind of city might be possible if we jumped to the forefront of the digitally enabled contemporary trend for radical inclusivity and creative crowdsourcing? Dr Ryan Reynolds and Chloe Waretini are pioneering a radical new participatory model for commercial...

The Press, Christchurch’s East Frame gets $1m bonus for transitional activities (2016)

The announcement of 1 million dollars to support community activiations in the East Frame. These five blocks of Crown acquired and owned central city land will be developed by Fletcher Living as apartments and town houses for around 2200 people. Gap Filler had been...

The Press, Christchurch’s “Transitional” phase is over: Where to for Transitional 2.0? (2015)

Will Harvie, a Press journalist who covered much of the temporary creative outpouring of energy in the city post-quake, writes about the next phase for organisations like Gap Filler, FESTA, Greening the Rubble and more askng what the next phase will be. Here,...