Tokyo Plans to Build 1,150-Foot Wooden Skyscraper

Yale e360
Feb 16, 2018, 3:03 pm118 pts
The Japanese wood products company Sumitomo Forestry Co. has announced plans to build a 350-meter (1,150-foot), 70-floor skyscraper out of wood in Tokyo. The project, slated to be completed in 2041 in honor of the company’s 350th anniversary, would be the world’s tallest wooden building, according to The…

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