14/07/2013
Wooden skyscrapers to manage urbanization in an ecofriendly way - what a cool idea!
http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_green_why_we_should_build_wooden_skyscrapers.html
Building a skyscraper? Forget about steel and concrete, says architect Michael Green, and build it out of … wood. As he details in this intriguing talk, it's not only possible to build safe wooden structures up to 30 stories tall (and, he hopes, higher), it's necessary.