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The roof garden of the MGA-designed wooden skyscraper proposed for Paris as part of the Reinventer Paris competition. Courtesy Quarx Digital
The firm states the building will be the world's tallest wood building if built. Courtesy MGA
Architect Michael Green suggests wood could become a popular and sustainable material for constructing large urban buildings. Courtesy MGA
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. courtesy Rudiger Lainer and Partner
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. courtesy CF Moller
MGA have already built the a 29.5-meter (97-foot) Wood Innovation and Design Center in Prince George, Northern British Columbia. Courtesy of MGA
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. Courtesy of MGA
Green says new engineered woods allow for greater strength and heights in buildings. Courtesy of MGA
