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Originally Posted by M II A II R II K
And what happens if the big bad wolf shows up? Wooden skyscrapers would be more than likely be susceptible to hurricanes and stuff.
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In japan they have what one might call proto-skyscrapers. Their called pagoda towers and while I will admit their not that tall. They have more in common with modern skyscrapers than your typical wooden structure in that they are both earthquake resistant (some actually have tuned mass dampers) and hurricane resistant ( Japan gets hit with bigger hurricanes than we do e.g. typhoon tip).
As Hayward said the main issue is fire-proofing. Several pagoda's of antiquity have been destroyed by fire.
http://www.jappleng.com/articles/vie...da-and-history
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Horyu-ji09s3200.jpg