Things We Like

By August 11, 2011 2:37 pm January 29, 2015 8:25 pm

Our weekly round up of things we like on the Design Week news desk.

Shigeru Ban Architects: cardboard cathedral

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, known for his experimentation with materials – such as modular refugee shelters made from paper tubes – has submitted designs for a cardboard cathedral for earthquake-hit Christchurch in New Zealand. The Anglican cathedral was severely damaged in February’s earthquake and Ban’s design – for a temporary, interim cathedral, is based on a floor-plan of the original cathedral, using cardboard tubes and shipping containers for foundations.

Cardboard Cathedral

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Bugs in the Garden by Beatrice Alemagna

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