Files from the Christchurch City Council City Engineer's Department, later known as the City Works and Planning Department.

Files are from the City Architect and relate to the design and construction of various public and residential buildings under Council control.

Includes files on abattoirs, Christchurch Airport, Botanic Gardens, Bridge of Remembrance, retirement villages, Canterbury Public Library, Civic Offices, Town Hall, Municipal Electricity Building, McDougall Art Gallery, Queen Elizabeth II Park and waterworks pumping stations.