Why we should build wooden skyscrapers

Title:: Why we should build wooden skyscrapers
Speaker:: Michael Green
Description:: 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.

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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 12:22

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