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World's tallest wooden skyscraper planned


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A skyscraper set to be built in Tokyo will become the world’s tallest to be made of wood.

The Japanese wood products company Sumitomo Forestry Co is proposing to build a 350 metre (1,148ft), 70-floor tower to commemorate its 350th anniversary in 2041.

Japan’s government has long advertised the advantages of wooden buildings, and in 2010 passed a law requiring it be used for all public buildings of three stories or fewer.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/feb/16/plyscraper-city-tokyo-tower-wood-w350

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It will be interesting to see how they engineer this structure for the seismic environment the building will inhabit.  Perhaps wooden structures are more flexible than steel?  Interesting.

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