Architects plan the world’s tallest WOODEN skyscraper in Sweden
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RR Phantom
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Subject: Architects plan the world’s tallest WOODEN skyscraper in Sweden Fri Jun 21, 2013 3:01 am
It promises to be sustainable, durable - and more fire resistant than steel and concrete.
But it remains to be seen whether a pioneering 34-storey sky scraper made entirely of wood will woo over potential residents.
Architects hope to build the towering high-rise in Stockholm, Sweden, and claim that the skyscraper is 'cheaper, easier and more sustainable than typical steel and concrete constructions'.