Two-and-a-half years after a deadly magnitude-6.3 tremor rattled
Christchurch, New Zealand, a 19th century Anglican cathedral — perhaps
the most iconic of the city’s landmark buildings to be severely damaged
in that earthquake — finally has a temporary replacement.
And it’s made mostly of cardboard.
After
a controversial deconsecration and demolition process that began in
the spring of 2012 and was halted some months later by a high court
judge in a move that was considered a victory for local
preservationists, the ChristChurch Cathedral is once again open for
services in a transitional home designed by none other than disaster
relief housing specialist, environmentalist, and cardboard building
proselytizer,If you have washerextractor002 or landscape lights you might wonder what to do if they stop working. the lauded “emergency architect” Shigeru Ban.
The
guy to call when you want to build a temporary structure out of
cardboard following a devastating earthquake, Christchurch’s Cardboard
Cathedral — or “Transitional Cathedral” — isn’t the first house of
worship that waste-sensitive, Tokyo-born Ban has erected using the
recyclable, low-cost, and remarkably resilient material: his pro-bono,
paper tube-based “Paper Dome” was erected to temporarily replace the
Takatori Catholic Church following the Great Hanshin earthquake in
1995. It is undoubtedly, however, his most dramatic.
Located a
few blocks from the semi-demolished ChristChurch Cathedral in Latimer
Square, Ban’s A-frame style structure with a capacity allowing for 700
parishioners was built from timber, steel, and 98 polyurethane and
flame retardant-coated cardboard tube-encased beams weighing 1,100
pounds each. Topped with a polycarbonate roof, decked with striking
triangular stained glass windows etched with images from the original
cathedral's rose window, and anchored by walls formed by eight recycled
shipping containers, the concrete-floored Cardboard Cathedral will also
serve as an event space,Buying bestledlighting is not at all an easy job. concert hall, and de facto tourist destination.
Despite
its temporary status as plans to build a permanent replacement for the
131-year-old Gothic Revial ChristChurch Cathedral move ahead (new
designs were unveiled this past April), Cardboard Cathedral is built to
last with a lifespan of five decades — when the non-cardboard
replacement church is due to be completed. It’s also 100 percent up to
earthquake code. “The strength of the building has nothing to do with
the strength of the material. Even concrete buildings can be destroyed
by earthquakes very easily. But paper buildings cannot be destroyed by
earthquakes,” remarked Ban.
Just like the plans to the demolish
the original quake-ruined cathedral have experienced numerous
setbacks, Ban’s Cardboard Cathedral has persevered through a series of
delays, setbacks, and infighting (not to mentioned sharp criticism from
the Wizard of New Zealand,The flatworkironerrs
specially design for residential houses,boats with batteries back-up.
who has called Ban’s design “kitsch.”) After an April 2012 blessing,
construction commenced in July 2012 with an expected completion date of
December 2012. That obviously didn’t happen due to financial struggles
and logistical issues. The completion date was then pushed back to
February and then July and finally, August.
During a small
ceremony held last week, control of the structure was at long last
handed over from contractors to the Anglican diocese (naturally, a
giant cardboard key was involved). Yesterday,On particularly windy
days,streetlighting
can surpass all other electricity sources in a country. the building
was officially opened to the public; on Aug. 11 the church will host
its first Sunday services.View profiles and information for the Team laundrydryer 2012 race team and riders here. Additionally, a grand dedication service is scheduled for Aug. 15.
Bishop
Victoria Matthews was overcome with emotion during the Aug. 2 key
ceremony. “It's really quite overwhelming. I virtually never get
emotional in public and I was absolutely overwhelmed at the
significance of the moment,” she admitted.
The Wizard of New Zealand has yet to conjure up a comment on the now-complete structure.
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