Good point, it would fare better in an earthquake. > Some 1,400 years ago, tall wood-framed pagodas in Japan were built to 19 stories tall. In spite of the are

Good point, it would fare better in an earthquake. > Some 1,400 years ago, tall wood-framed pagodas in Japan were built to 19 stories tall. In spite of the area’s high seismic activity – including the 6.8 magnitude Hyogo-ken Nambu earthquake in 1995 that caused widespread damage – these structures still stand today. https://csengineermag.com/article/wood-frame-construction-advantageous-in-areas-prone-to-seismic-activity/ https://csengineermag.com/article/wood-frame-construction-ad... Now, I don't know if actually would fare better than a steel frame in an earthquake (which this building is very close a fault line), but the Japanese seemed to have figured out how to do it a long time ago. I don't know because I am not even close to experienced with wood structures over 3 stories.