![The roof garden of the MGA-designed wooden skyscraper proposed for Paris as part of the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reinventer.paris%2Fen%2Fhome%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Reinventer Paris</a> competition.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150610125941-wood-skyscraper-garden-paris.jpg?q=w_4000,h_2286,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
The roof garden of the MGA-designed wooden skyscraper proposed for Paris as part of the Reinventer Paris competition.
![The firm states the building will be the world's tallest wood building if built.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150610130523-mga-wooden-tower-paris.jpg?q=w_2102,h_3067,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
The firm states the building will be the world's tallest wood building if built.
![Architect Michael Green suggests wood could become a popular and sustainable material for constructing large urban buildings.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150612105557-mga-wooden-skyscraper.jpg?q=w_1877,h_1676,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Architect Michael Green suggests wood could become a popular and sustainable material for constructing large urban buildings.
![Architects around the world have designed a number of wooden towers in recent years. Austrian architects Rudiger Lainer and Partner plan to construct a 84-meter (276-foot) wooden skyscraper in Vienna with work commencing in 2016.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150323095043-wooden-skyscraper-austria.jpg?q=w_620,h_372,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Architects around the world have designed a number of wooden towers in recent years. Austrian architects Rudiger Lainer and Partner plan to construct a 84-meter (276-foot) wooden skyscraper in Vienna with work commencing in 2016.
![Danish architecture firm C.F. Møller have designed a 34-storey, wood-framed residential tower for the center of Stockholm, as part of a design competition. It could be built by 2023.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150323100541-wooden-tower-stockholm-cf-moller.jpg?q=w_2451,h_1499,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Danish architecture firm C.F. Møller have designed a 34-storey, wood-framed residential tower for the center of Stockholm, as part of a design competition. It could be built by 2023.
![MGA have already built the a 29.5-meter (97-foot) Wood Innovation and Design Center in Prince George, Northern British Columbia.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150319114428-mga-widc-ext9-emapeter-1000x662.jpg?q=w_1100,h_620,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
MGA have already built the a 29.5-meter (97-foot) Wood Innovation and Design Center in Prince George, Northern British Columbia.
![A ground floor entrance of the Wood Innovation and Design Center in Prince George. The building is part of the University of Northern British Columbia campus.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150319114419-mga-widc-ext12-emapeter-100.jpg?q=w_1100,h_620,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
A ground floor entrance of the Wood Innovation and Design Center in Prince George. The building is part of the University of Northern British Columbia campus.
![Green says new engineered woods allow for greater strength and heights in buildings.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150319114408-interior.jpg?q=w_1440,h_945,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Green says new engineered woods allow for greater strength and heights in buildings.