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Pouring Foundations - Sep 24, 2012
Pouring Foundations - Sep 24, 2012
Cathedral in the Square - Latest
Cathedral in the Square - Latest
Cardboard Tubes 1st Delivery
Cardboard Tubes 1st Delivery
Cathedral Options Unveiled
Cantabrians have this morning (April 4) glimpsed what shape a new Cathedral in the Square could take.
Three design options have been unveiled – restored, traditional and contemporary – Have your say at: www.cathedralconversations.org.nz This site, which feature...
Progress on Cathedral Roof
Good progress is being made on the Cathedral roof. Two of the four ridge beam lengths are up. Cardboard tubes have been attached top and bottom and T rafters also placed into position. Drag beams, purlins and mac alloy bars are up next (apologies for the 'construction talk'). It's an exciting time for this ground breaking project. Fortu...
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Beauty rises from the rubble
A model of Christchurch's new transitional cathedral is on display at Canterbury Museum's 'Quake City' attraction in the Restart Mall. Depicting Shigeru Ban's unique design now under constructio...
The Inside Story
At its highest, the transitional cathedral reaches upwards six storeys. The external view of this impressive structure is visible for all to see as they drive by in central Christchurch. The int...
Postscript for May 19
When I was a chaplain at Oxford we always had a large college service on Pentecost Sunday. One year, the principal read the first lesson. He got to the point when it says “And I will show porte...
Progress on Steel
Progress on the steel support system in the Transitional Cathedral can now be clearly seen on site. Large beams surrounded by cardboard tubes are supported by this framing steel. In time the ste...
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