Japanese builder and developer Sumitomo Forestry has unveiled designs for the world’s tallest timber skyscraper in the heart of Tokyo. Designed by Nikken Sekkei, the 1,148-foot-tall wooden tower will form part of the W350 Project, a mixed-use environmentally friendly development that the firms aim to complete in 2041 to mark Sumitomo’s 350th anniversary. The company says these steel-and-timber structures will help “transform the city into a forest.” Early renderings of the...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/japanese-builder-unveils-plans-for-worlds-tallest-timber-skyscraper-in-tokyo
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