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Mending a City’s Broken Heart

Christchurch’s synod is on the brink of deciding the future of its cathedral.

Synod May Donate Cathedral

Donation could help pay for restoring New Zealand’s Christchurch Cathedral, devastated by an earthquake in 2011.

Lost in the Ruins

Six years after a massive earthquake, the damaged Christchurch Cathedral remains a site of contention.

Drone Footage of Christchurch

A drone has gathered new information about earthquake damage to New Zealand’s Christchurch Cathedral.

Christchurch and Coventry

The Rev. Graeme Brady of Christchurch: “For the archbishop to hold up Coventry as an example is strange.”

Japan’s Bright ‘Disastertect’

Other architects work at the edge of technology. Shigeru Ban’s frequent starting point is low-tech.

Shigeru Ban Wins Pritzker

One of architecture’s most prestigious international awards has been given to the man behind Christchurch’s cardboard cathedral.

A Cathedral Built to Last

Shigeru Ban’s interim cathedral is unlike anything ever built in Christchurch — or the world.

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