The John Hancock Tower in Boston was dubbed plywood palace. Why is that?

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The lobby was decorated extensively with plywood artwork

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The use of architectural plywood as the external cladding

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The use of plywood along with glass panels to improve thermal insulation performance

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The glass curtain wall panels fell due to thermal stresses and were replaced with plywood

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The use of timber structure in the majority part of the building

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