why this, why now?

I've decided to try out a blog because I seem to have ideas and get ideas all the time, with no central and accessible way of documenting these ideas. It could be ideas for my own personal projects, ideas for teaching design, design inspiration, or a place to put up some of my own design/art/creative stuff.

So here we go, lets see how well it suits my intentions....

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Shigeru Ban - proposed design for Christchurch

Japanese Architect Shigeru Ban has come up with a design for a cardboard cathedral for Christchurch.  It was presented on TV3 news on Sunday although this link shows it in more detail.  
http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com
Interesting responses from my students when they saw the news article.  I don't think that the idea is as elegant as other temporary/cardboard buildings he has designed, but interesting and debatable nonetheless...
Here are some of his other interesting buildings that are in response to earthquakes....
http://www.designboom.com/history/ban_paper.html
and this video is really good.....
Shigeru Ban video

shigeru ban, paper bridge, cardboard bridge, structural cardboard, bridge
Cool picture - I love bridges...
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