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Nice News -  Milwaukee is currently home to the tallest timber building in the world, the Ascent MKE apartment complex, and it appears the Wisconsin city could maintain that title for the foreseeable future. Vancouver studio Michael Green Architects recently released plans for a multi-tower timber project that’ll be around 600 feet tall with 55 stories — more than double the height of the Ascent.  Instead of wooden beams, the architects plan to use mass timber materials, also known as engineered wood. Mass timber checks a lot of boxes: It’s aesthetically timeless, sturdy, and has excellent fire resistance, and it’s cheaper and more environmentally friendly than concrete.
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Called the Marcus Center, the 1.2 million-square-foot Milwaukee project would feature 750 residences, as well as offices, hotel rooms, retail space, and public walkways, Popular Science reports. Check out more renderings of the new timber skyscraper.