Architects want to build an 80-story skyscraper in Chicago made entirely from wood - take a look

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Architects want to build an 80-story skyscraper in Chicago made entirely from wood - take a look

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Perkins + Will

A rendering of the River Beech Tower for Chicago, Illinois.

Most skyscrapers are behemoths of steel, glass, and reinforced concrete.

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As part of an ongoing project, researchers at Cambridge University, architects at Perkins + Will, and engineers at Thornton Tomasetti are proposing a timber skyscraper, called the River Beech Tower, in Chicago, Illinois.

The team sees the wooden tower concept as an especially sustainable type of architecture since the material is renewable.

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Take a look at their proposal below.