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Is laminated timber the material of future skylines?

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published April 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT

Some architects are turning away from steel and bringing back a natural material to construct buildings: wood.

Grist’s Matt Simon joins Here & Now to discuss the building material of the future — and the past.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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