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London's first timber skyscraper to be built at the Barbican
London’s first skyscraper made out of timber may have a greater resistance to fire than most conventional steel structures, as the Cambridge University architects have stated, according to Evening Standard. As the developers of the skyscraper revealed, the 80-storey skyscraper will be built at the Barbican and will reach 300 meters in height. PLP Architecture and engineers Smith and Wallwork, along with Cambridge researchers have already submitted the conceptual plans to the Mayor of London. “The Barbican was designed in the middle of the last century to bring residential living into the city of London – and it was successful. We’ve put our proposals on the Barbican as a way to imagine what the future of construction could look like in the 21st century,” said Dr Michael Ramage, Director of Cambridge’s Centre for Natural Material Innovation. Ramage added that the natural... Continue reading
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London's first timber skyscraper to be built at the Barbican
London’s first skyscraper made out of timber may have a greater resistance to fire than most conventional steel structures, as the Cambridge University architects have stated, according to Evening Standard. As the developers of the skyscraper revealed, the 80-storey skyscraper will be built at the Barbican and will reach 300 meters in height. PLP Architecture and engineers Smith and Wallwork, along with Cambridge researchers have already submitted the conceptual plans to the Mayor of London. “The Barbican was designed in the middle of the last century to bring residential living into the city of London – and it was successful. We’ve put our proposals on the Barbican as a way to imagine what the future of construction could look like in the 21st century,” said Dr Michael Ramage, Director of Cambridge’s Centre for Natural Material Innovation. Ramage added that the natural... Continue reading
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London's first timber skyscraper to be built at the Barbican
London’s first skyscraper made out of timber may have a greater resistance to fire than most conventional steel structures, as the Cambridge University architects have stated, according to Evening Standard. As the developers of the skyscraper revealed, the 80-storey skyscraper will be built at the Barbican and will reach 300 meters in height. PLP Architecture and engineers Smith and Wallwork, along with Cambridge researchers have already submitted the conceptual plans to the Mayor of London. “The Barbican was designed in the middle of the last century to bring residential living into the city of London – and it was successful. We’ve put our proposals on the Barbican as a way to imagine what the future of construction could look like in the 21st century,” said Dr Michael Ramage, Director of Cambridge’s Centre for Natural Material Innovation. Ramage added that the natural... Continue reading