Last year was “remarkable for the tall building industry” with a record number of skyscrapers being built.

But with lockdowns, recessions and a more climate-conscious society, what is the future for skyscrapers?

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education-and-careers/2020/07/30/future-skyscrapers-mile-high-slimmer-ever-made-wood/

Experts expect companies to cut their office space by 20% and many businesses were already scaling back pre-Covid.

Strict planning restrictions and slow decision-making also don’t help the expansion of the skyscraper in London

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education-and-careers/2020/07/30/future-skyscrapers-mile-high-slimmer-ever-made-wood/

The Government’s plan to “Build, Build, Build” and a move by London-based companies to decentralise could make skyscraper construction easier.

The question now is what kind of skyscrapers are in our future?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education-and-careers/2020/07/30/future-skyscrapers-mile-high-slimmer-ever-made-wood/

There have been plenty of trends in skyscrapers, from all-glass cuboids to the novel construction styles which ‘trumpet cultural heritage’.

The most consistent trend of all is the fight for the title of ‘the tallest’

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education-and-careers/2020/07/30/future-skyscrapers-mile-high-slimmer-ever-made-wood/

But environmentalists are not impressed by ever-growing skyscrapers.

It’s estimated that construction is responsible for 40% of global energy use.

To combat this, some architects are leading a resurgence of timber buildings.

Read on here https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education-and-careers/2020/07/30/future-skyscrapers-mile-high-slimmer-ever-made-wood/