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Christchurch Revisited - The Cardboard Cathedral #1
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It is four years next month since the devastating earthquake and Christchurch is a city of transition. The Transitional 'Cardboard Cathedral' is a temporary replacement for the Anglican Cathedral which is still in ruins in Cathedral Square, awaiting a decision whether to rebuild or continue 'deconstructing'.
The architect is Shigeru Ban from Japan, winner of the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize.The transitional cathedral is made from 98 cardboard tubes, each 16 metres long, and 8 steel shipping containers (side rooms and chapels) and is said to be the most earthquake-proof building in the city. The exterior is clad with clear polycarbonate, and its height is 21 metres (69 ft). It will seat 700 people.
It is on the site of St John's Latimer Square Anglican Church which was demolished after the earthquake. The St John Parish gifted the land and will inherit the building when it is replaced. It is expected to last 50 years. It was opened in August 2013.

Taken with Panasonic TZ60 last Sunday.
Comments always appreciated :)

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::Dunstickin
01/15/15 12:54 AM GMT
Super lines in this delightful post!..

From ruins come beauty again
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::Ramad
01/15/15 1:29 PM GMT
So simple and so beautiful! This man is a genius. I read somewhere that he had arranged supply of materials and taught poor people in India to build small cottages themselves. Very nice image Lyn.
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::mirto56
01/15/15 1:40 PM GMT
This is a beautiful cathedral with marvelous lines. It would have done well in the Triangle contest, LE. Fantastico!
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::tigger3
01/15/15 1:51 PM GMT
What a clever fellow he must be, I would love to see this in person. Your image here really does justice too my friend. This is so unique! tigs =^..^=
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.susanlynn
01/15/15 2:21 PM GMT
A beautiful shot Lyn - This structure is magnificent.
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.tropical
01/15/15 3:50 PM GMT
Perfectly centered and the light wood is so attractive
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.GIGIBL
01/15/15 4:30 PM GMT
Super shot very well captured Lyn.
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::corngrowth
01/15/15 5:31 PM GMT
I agree with Raj. The architect is a genius indeed. Your image gives an excellent impression of this transitional cathedral Lyn.
Hope however that they will decide to rebuilt the Anglican Cathedral.
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::trixxie17
01/15/15 5:33 PM GMT
It is a most unique structure I would say and quite interesting in how it was made and what it was made from.
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.mesmerized
01/15/15 7:16 PM GMT
Great design and quite unique...good to see after the tragedy that occurred 4 years ago...nicely captured, Lyn.
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::0930_23
01/15/15 8:07 PM GMT
Super composition with you new camera LE.
Amazing what people can do to overcome a disaster.

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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
::Jimbobedsel
01/15/15 9:38 PM GMT
That is amazing! A Cardboard Cathedral. It must very awesome and very interesting to see inside and out. Beautiful shot, Lyn.
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::bfrank
01/16/15 2:30 AM GMT
Very artistic structure and functional as well. I can see why it is said to be the most earthquake proof building in the city because of the design. It is said the a-frame shape is the strongest support structure because it has two walls pushing against each other instead of pulling against each other with many weak structure points. Nice wide angle view and very sharp Lyn.
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