When ecological construction specialists join forces, the results are always exciting. One good example is the Powerhouse collaboration featuring leading architectural firm Snøhetta. Their latest tour de force: a PlusEnergy house that is dazzling in both form and sustainability.

The ancient Romans used to bathe in healing waters here, and aristocrats from all over the world came to socialize during the Belle Époque. The historic baths in France’s thermal spa resort Aix-les-Bains are now on course for new fame: eco-architect Vincent Callebaut is turning them into a green paradise.

Once Europe’s largest freight station, Brussels’ monumental Gare Maritime is now the largest European CLT project. Neutelings Riedijk Architects have transformed the historic structure into a covered district, giving it a sustainable new lease of life using cross-laminated timber.

Where aircraft used to take off and land, a new project aims to work on how to save the world. Berlin Tegel is due to be transformed into a research park for climate protection strategies and a smart model residential district for the future.

With its textile facade made of carbon fibre, Germany’s Texoversum is a showcase for textiles as a general purpose technology.

A tribute to the Bauhaus era, a constructional climate concept, and vertical neighbourhoods. The Tel Aviv Arcades by Studio Precht take a fresh look at skyscraper design.

At a height of 737 metres, this new building planned for New York will soar into the sky in the shape of a mandragora plant. Consuming the city’s carbon emissions in the process.

French architects have chosen China as the location for the world’s greenest building. A significant role will be played by algae, which seems to make almost any dream come true. No wonder the project is named French Dream Towers.