Wooden skyscrapers point the way to more sustainable cities (nature.com)

Summary: Good potential, but it's complicated.

And far more complicated than the article describes. The supply chain runs back to forests, and deforestation and lumber industry misbehavior are a real problems in may places. Everyone from the lead architects to the tradesmen torquing the bolts needs to really understand the new type of construction. Building codes, inspections, and maintenance for skyscrapers are all extremely complex subjects, and there are plenty of developers who'd be happy to make a quick buck by building a cut-rate tower of toothpicks.

How timely, a great video from one of favourite urban bloggers About Here: Did these designs crack the code to wood towers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ42KhybIUk

The go through different design themes from a competition, as well as look at real world examples.

From the title you can tell American hands wrote it.