Cardboard Cathedral

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Cardboard Cathedral is an innovative temporary Anglican cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, designed by architect Shigeru Ban using cardboard tubes and other lightweight materials after the 2011 earthquake.

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instanceOf Anglican cathedral
church building
temporary building
address 234 Hereford Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
alsoKnownAs Transitional Anglican Cathedral NERFINISHED
Transitional Cathedral NERFINISHED
architect Shigeru Ban NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture
disaster relief architecture
awarded 2014 Canterbury Architecture Award (Interior Architecture) NERFINISHED
2014 Canterbury Architecture Award (Public Architecture) NERFINISHED
builtFollowing 2011 Christchurch earthquake
city Christchurch NERFINISHED
client Anglican Diocese of Christchurch NERFINISHED
constructionStartDate 2012
country New Zealand
denomination Anglican
designedBy Shigeru Ban NERFINISHED
designedFor earthquake resilience
diocese Anglican Diocese of Christchurch NERFINISHED
function cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch (temporary)
hasFeature A-frame structure
stained-glass window with image of original ChristChurch Cathedral rose window
hasWebsite https://www.cardboardcathedral.org.nz/
height 21 m
heritageStatus non-heritage temporary structure
inception 2013
isPartOf Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia NERFINISHED
latitude -43.533
locatedIn Christchurch NERFINISHED
Christchurch Central City NERFINISHED
locatedOn Latimer Square NERFINISHED
longitude 172.642
materialUsed cardboard tubes
polycarbonate
shipping containers
steel
timber
opened 2013-08-06
ownedBy Anglican Diocese of Christchurch NERFINISHED
purpose temporary replacement for ChristChurch Cathedral
region Canterbury Region NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia NERFINISHED
seatingCapacity 700
structuralSystem cardboard tube frames with timber and steel reinforcement
touristAttraction true
usedFor community events
concerts
worship services

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Shigeru Ban notableWork Cardboard Cathedral
Shigeru Ban designed Cardboard Cathedral