A `` cardboard cathedral '' has been given the go-ahead for construction in Christchurch , New Zealand . The `` cardboard '' cathedral designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is a temporary structure which will accommodate 700 worshipers while a new permanent cathedral is built . The temporary A-framed structure will be finished by the end of 2012 . The old Anglican cathedral was badly damaged by the 2011 earthquake which struck the city . It is expected to cost around $ 1 million and take about a year to build.
A `` cardboard cathedral '' has been given the go-ahead for construction in Christchurch , New Zealand . The temporary A-framed structure will be finished by the end of 2012 . The old Anglican cathedral was badly damaged by the 2011 earthquake which struck the city . It is expected to cost around $ 1 million and take about a year to build.