Shigeru Ban designs cardboard cathedral for earthquake-hit Christchurch

The Japanese architect has been asked to design a temporary cathedral for Christchurch, New Zealand.

The New Zealand city of Christchurch has commissioned the Japanese architect to design a temporary structure on the site of its 1864 cathedral that was destroyed during February’s earthquake.

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