Carlo Ratti Associati

The European Parliament building in Brussels, Belgium, has been deemed inadequate for continued use. Rather than demolition, it will receive a radical renovation that will add sustainability features and greenery, including a rooftop garden.

A new dining hall by Carlo Ratti Associati is designed to blend into the surrounding Italian landscape. Named Mutti Canteen, it will be sunk into the ground and topped by a green roof made with the soil that will be removed during the build process.

Rising to a height of 280 m over Singapore, CapitaSpring is an eye-catching new skyscraper designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati. It's defined by an aluminum facade that has several openings, revealing its greenery inside.

Italian architect Carlo Scarpa once said "between a tree and a house, choose the tree." Carlo Ratti Associatti decided to choose both with its recent renovation of a beautiful Italian farmhouse, which is arranged around a 60-year-old ficus tree.

Dubai's Expo 2020 recently began and Carlo Ratti Associatti and Italo Rota have created a pavilion for Italy. Aiming to produce a sustainable build that wouldn't end up in landfill, it's made from recycled bottles, orange peel and three boat hulls.

Greenery covered skyscrapers have become commonplace in recent years, but what if they could also be used to grow food? Such is the thinking behind the "Farmscraper" by Carlo Ratti Associati, which the firm says could feed up to 40,000 people a year.

Carlo Ratti Associati once designed a tomato factory made out of tomato jars, so it should come as no surprise that its carbon fiber museum will be built using carbon fiber. It will showcase products and detail how the versatile material is made.

A team of architects is collaborating to transform an aging Milan railway yard into a tree-filled park with a NYC High Line-style raised walkway. The project will also involve the creation of new office space and housing for Olympic athletes.

An ambitious new project could provide Helsinki with a sustainable source of heat and double as an attractive place for Fins to escape winter. Hot Heart envisions a series of manmade islands that store thermal energy and offer places for recreation.

Although it's getting more common to see swarms of illuminated drones being used for aerial light shows, simultaneously charging and launching all of those drones can still be tricky. That's where the Flying Drone Blanket is intended to come in.

Carlo Ratti Associati serves a slice of bonkers blue sky architecture with its "Playscraper." Also referred to as the Tennis Tower, the sporty skyscraper would stack eight tennis courts on top of each other to reach a height of 90 m.

Although pens may not be a huge source of landfill waste, it still hurts the environment when they're simply thrown away. That's where the Scribit Pen is designed to come in, as it's claimed to be completely compostable.