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The Sara Cultural Center is one of the world's tallest timber buildings, towering 75 meters (246 feet) over rows of snow-dusted houses and surrounding forest. The 20-storey timber structure houses a hotel, a library, an exhibition hall and theatre stages.

A sandy-coloured tower glints in the sunlight and dominates the skyline of the Swedish town of Skelleftea as Scandinavia harnesses its wood resources to lead a global trend towards erecting eco-friendly…

Region leads a global trend towards erecting eco-friendly high-rises

Skelleftea is proving how timber can be used for more than log cabins

SKELLEFTEA, SWEDEN - A sandy-colored tower glints in the sunlight and dominates the skyline of the Swedish town of Skelleftea as Scandinavia harnesses i

Describe the background to the project. Robert Schmitz Skellefteå Municipality has been working on this project since 2008. Its brief called for all