Simbha Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Christchurch, New Zealand - the site of last year's earthquake(s) - is working to rebuild itself. Although the city's namesake cathedral has been damaged in previous earthquakes since the 19th century, it will now be demolished and rebuilt. A temporary cathedral, designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, will be installed with room for roughly 700 worshippers. The building's structure will partially be composed of cardboard tubes, lending the name 'cardboard cathedral'. Here's an rendering of the cardboard cathedral; the full story is below. http://edition.cnn.c...oard/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Not a fan of the design. But since it's temporary, I guess it'll do for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbha Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 Not a fan of the design. But since it's temporary, I guess it'll do for now.It's certainly a contrast with the 'original' cathedral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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