Tuesday, July 16, 2013

VIDEO: Skyscrapers Made of Wood

Architects are always looking at new ways to construct buildings based on the latest construction materials.  Frank Lloyd Wright pushed the design envelope with his work.

Well I recently watched this TED talk about efforts to build skyscrapers out of old-school wood rather than today's steel and concrete. It is a fascinating topic:




Interestingly, an Ogden developer is constructing new buildings in the city using a wood component-type construction method similar to what is seen in this video.

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