Future Tokyo - Supertall Wooden Skyscraper by 2041

Timber tower construction is the current obsession of architects, with new projects claiming to be the world’s next tallest popping up all over the globe. But this latest proposal from Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry Co. and architects Nikken Sekkei would blow everything else out of the water, as they have announced plans for the world’s first supertall wood structured skyscraper in Tokyo.

At 1,148 feet tall, the proposal outpaces similar timber-structured highrise proposals including Perkins + Will’s River Beech Tower and PLP Architecture’s Oakwood Tower.

[vejet]

Ridiculous. Just look at how thick those columns are at the base, surely it's no longer beneficial to use wood as a construction material when you need to use that much of it.

[nullskull-everything]

A fire would cause a collapse and destroy the city below