Plans for the world's tallest timber building have been shown to London mayor Boris Johnson.
The proposed 984 ft tall structure is the brainchild of researchers at Cambridge University, along with engineers Smith and Wallwork and architects PLP.
It is being proposed for the Barbican area of the City of London and if built, it will become the tallest timber building in the world, overtaking a 14-storey apartment block in Bergen, Norway.
Simon Smith from Smith and Wallwork said: "Timber is our only renewable construction material and in its modern engineered form it can work alongside steel and concrete to extend and regenerate our cities."
Director of Cambridge University's Centre for Natural Material Innovation Dr Michael Ramage said the research had shown the building could stand up, and the team has also said it will be able to solve the issue of fire risk.
The tower would be more than twice the existing tallest buildings in the Barbican, a trio of residential towers of just over 400 ft in height.
