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 ...

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 ...

As a result of a devastating earthquake in February 2011, New Zealand’s Christchurch Cathedral was left critically damaged. After an inconclusive debate about whether to completely tear down, restore, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shigeru Ban’s temporary cardboard cathedral finally got the green light to be erected in Christchurch, New Zealand. Now called the “Transitional Cathedral”, the building will replace a 19th century ...

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 ...

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 ...

WELLINGTON (AFP) – Christchurch's cardboard cathedral officially opens on Thursday, replacing the neo-Gothic structure destroyed in a 2011 earthquake that killed 185 people in New Zealand's second ...

Fourteen months to the day after an earthquake devastated Christchurch’s 19th century cathedral, work is starting on a new center of worship reflecting the spirit of 21st century design. The ...

Anglican leaders are to replace Christchurch’s iconic cathedral with a cardboard structure after the building was last year destroyed in New Zealand’s deadliest earthquake in eight decades. The ...

A new temporary cathedral has been given the go-ahead in Christchurch, New Zealand. The 700-seat facility incorporates cardboard tubes with timber beams, steel and a concrete base. It has been ...