The remark was that you can't just put wood and concrete together in whatever way you'd wish, because they react differently to temperature, so only a limited n

The remark was that you can't just put wood and concrete together in whatever way you'd wish, because they react differently to temperature, so only a limited number of designs are actually available. The examples you linked to are definitely of the "it's a cheap design to build" variety, and it's the ones that pay that decide what gets built, not really the architects...