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03-09-26 | News
The percentage of mixed-use, supertall developments in this category has doubled every decade since 2000, starting at only 12% and aggressively eroding a monopoly of office towers.
There has also been a slow-but-steady increase in residential function, currently at 9%. A growing focus on living spaces in this niche construction realm creates opportunities for Landscape Architects in outdoor living design.
World's Largest Buildings Are Increasingly Mixed-Use
CVU 2026 Report Released
Located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, SO/Sofitel Residences in the Oxley Towers development was completed in late 2025 - the eighth tallest finished that year and one solely dedicated to residential use.
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The Council on Vertical Urbanism's (CVU) 2026 Trends and Forecasts Report revealed that 47% of the world's tallest buildings have a mixed-use function.
The percentage of mixed-use, supertall developments in this category has doubled every decade since 2000, starting at only 12% and aggressively eroding a monopoly of office towers.
There has also been a slow-but-steady increase in residential function, currently at 9%. A growing focus on living spaces in this niche construction realm creates opportunities for Landscape Architects in outdoor living design.
