TOYKO (CNN) - A Tokyo skyscraper is set to become the world's tallest wooden building. Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry says its 1,148 feet tall timber tower will be completed by in 2041, to mark ...

3XN and IttenBrechbühl have been selected to design Tilia Tower, an 85-meter-tall mixed-use wooden building that includes apartments, retail, and a hotel. Located in Lausanne, Switzerland, the project ...

Architects often rely on three primary materials for office buildings: steel, glass, and reinforced concrete. A new tower in Newark, New Jersey will defy that standard. It will instead be made of wood ...

Swedish engineering and industrial design company Modvion announced at the end of April that it had erected Sweden’s first wooden wind tower, billed as being “as strong as steel”. Built on the Swedish ...

After much fanfare about the potential future of wooden high-rises, developers have scrapped plans to build the city’s tallest wooden condominium tower in Chelsea, The Real Deal has learned. The ...

Getting a wind turbine to a decent height to allow it to reach stronger winds than those found closer to the ground generally means sitting them atop a tower. Despite the eco-credentials of wind ...

The four bedroom, 1,485 sq ft home was designed for two parents and their four children. Built on a compact lot, the home has a small footprint and is built up to taper as it reaches the fourth floor.

Swedish engineering and industrial design company Modvion has erected the first wooden wind turbine tower on an island outside Gothenburg, Sweden. It was a pilot project for the Swedish Wind ...