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Heart of the City: The Story of Christchurch’s Controversial Cathedral

Edmund Bohan Quentin Wilson Publishing, 2022

It’s far from unusual for architectural projects to cause a stir. But, for a building to be controversial from its conception, across continents, to its current (and future) state is quite something.

I couldn’t think of another building in Aotearoa to rival the reputation of Christ Church Cathedral – described by Edmund Bohan as a “building that was to be a symbol, a central place for worship and a place for the

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