Tropicana Magazine Mar-Apr 2017 #112: Riding on a Life Line
TROPICANA MAGAZINE Mar-Apr 2017 presents Riding on a Life Line with the hero on a bike Cheong Yue-Jin
TROPICANA MAGAZINE Mar-Apr 2017 presents Riding on a Life Line with the hero on a bike Cheong Yue-Jin
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HOUSE OF CARDS | THE HOME<br />
CARDBOARD CATHEDRAL<br />
CHRISTCHURCH, NEW<br />
ZEALAND (2013)<br />
Christchurch’s Cardboard<br />
Cathedral is the largest<br />
‘emergency structure’ designed<br />
by Ban and was meant to be<br />
a temporary replacement for<br />
the city’s former Anglican<br />
cathedral, destroyed by the<br />
earthquake that struck the city<br />
in February 2011. With an<br />
expected lifespan of around<br />
50 years, many of the building<br />
materials were sourced locally<br />
and nati<strong>on</strong>ally, including the 98<br />
cardboard tubes. Each tube is<br />
coated with polyurethane and<br />
inserted with laminated timber<br />
for strength. The building<br />
features a triangular profile<br />
c<strong>on</strong>structed from the cardboard<br />
tubes menti<strong>on</strong>ed earlier, which<br />
border a stained glass window<br />
made from tessellating triangles,<br />
decorated with images from<br />
the original cathedral’s rose<br />
window. The main hall can<br />
accommodate up to 700 people<br />
for events and c<strong>on</strong>certs. Also,<br />
eight steel shipping c<strong>on</strong>tainers<br />
house chapels and storage areas<br />
below. To date, c<strong>on</strong>troversy still<br />
surrounds the fate of the original<br />
Christchurch Cathedral, but<br />
Ban’s temporary <strong>on</strong>e has become<br />
<strong>on</strong>e of the most recognisable and<br />
visited buildings in the city.<br />
45 MARCH/APRIL <str<strong>on</strong>g>2017</str<strong>on</strong>g> | TM
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