A Japanese company is planning to build the world's tallest wooden skyscraper in Tokyo.
The W350 tower would be used for offices, shops, hotels and apartments. A 53-metre block of student flats in Vancouver is currently the world's tallest wooden skyscraper, the Guardian reports.
Sumitomo Forestry said 10% of the 70-storey tower would be steel, combined with about 180,000 cubic metres of indigenous wood. Construction methods would help to protect the building from Japan’s frequent earthquakes.
The projected cost of the building is about twice the cost of a conventional skyscraper of the same size.