Cardboard Cathedral

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Project Location

Christchurch, New Zealand

Year of Completion

2013

Building Type

Industrial

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Shigeru Ban Architects

Student Author

Tian Lan

Archived Year

12-16-2018

Climate

Marine West Coast Climate

Application

Structure

Material and its Properties

The 96 tubes, reinforced with laminated wood beams, are coated with waterproof polyurethane and flame retardants with two-inch gaps between them so that light can filter inside. Paper tubing, as a none-typical building material, is comparatively inexpensive and very accessible.

Architect Website

http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com

Other Sources

https://www.archdaily.com/413224/shigeru-ban-completes-cardboard-cathedral-in-new-zealand

Environmental Response

Low cost, recyclable, low-tech and replaceable

Recommended Citation

Shigeru Ban Architects, "Cardboard Cathedral" (2013). Building Case Studies. 324.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/324