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 ...

People have been invited to take part in building a huge cardboard model that will echo the old Coventry Cathedral, to mark 85 years since the blitz. Taking its cue from the cathedral ruins, ...

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 ...

In Christchurch, New Zealand, one of the world’s most unprepossessing contemporary churches manages to be among the most spectacular and celebrated. Colloquially called the “Cardboard ...

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 ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – 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 soaring ...

Shigeru Ban just can’t get enough of paper tubes. The Japanese architect, renowned for his design of structures that can be quickly and inexpensively erected in disaster zones, is at it again in the ...

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 ...