Early on the morning of September 4, 2010, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand causing widespread damage. This was followed by a 6.3 magnitude quake on February 22, 2011 ...

When Japanese architect Shigeru Ban designed a new cathedral in earthquake-devastated Christchurch, he chose the most unlikely of materials — cardboard — for the landmark project. The New Zealand city ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – A cathedral made from cardboard. The idea may sound flimsy, particularly given that cathedrals tend to be known for their solid presence: the flying buttresses, the ...

The Cardboard Cathedral in New Zealand by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is the next building to secure its place in our list of the 25 most significant buildings of the 21st century. Cardboard is ...

A famous church in New Zealand that was destroyed in an earthquake last year will be replaced by a cathedral made of cardboard. Anglican leaders in the city of Christchurch say the proposed ...

A community still trying to recover from a 2011 earthquake dedicated on Thursday a cardboard cathedral that cost $6 million to construct. The cathedral, made from more than 90 24-inch cardboard tubes ...

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The day before the second anniversary of the cataclysmic and fatal earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, architect Shigeru Ban stood in the half-finished nave of the “cardboard cathedral” he ...

Work has been completed on Christchurch's temporary Cardboard Cathedral designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. The building was commissioned when the 6.3-magnitude Christchurch earthquake of ...

Visitors from all over the world heading to New Zealand can now satisfy their curiosity about Christchurch’s famed Transitional ‘Cardboard’ Cathedral. After nearly two years of planning and ...