The structure of over ** percent of the 100 tallest buildings in the world as of 2025 was constructed with composite materials. During the past decades, the most popular structural materials used for the construction of the highest skyscrapers changed a lot. While ** percent of the 100 tallest buildings were made of steel in 1960, that number decreased to **** percent of skyscrapers by 2025.
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