concept, Dragonfly, to study the future of vertical agriculture, in which floors of communal fields, orchards and vegetable gardens produce organic food that is locally distributed to the people of New York. The greenhouses on this gigantic farm are stacked on top of one another between two huge glasshouses that are bio-inspired by the microcrystalline structure of a dragonfly s wings, capable of carrying as much weight as possible with as little material as possible.

In 2019, I will deliver a 50,000 m2 Feng Shui tower in Taipei that is directly inspired by the DNA spiral, a symbol of harmony and balance. This carbon- absorbing and depolluting architecture is a genuine vertical forest, capable of storing 135 tonnes of CO2 per year in the atmosphere of the Taiwanese capital. It is equipped with wind shafts for thermal self-regulation without consuming a single kilowatt, just like a termite mound. Also, the photovoltaic and thermal roofing meets a large share of the building s energy needs.

In the Philippines, we are currently developing the Nautilus Eco Resort, a zero- emissions, zero-waste and zero-poverty hotel complex, which also acts as a biophilic learning centre. This project aims to illustrate what resilient tourism, capable of revitalising ecosystems spoilt

by mass tourism, could look like: self-sufficiency in energy, rainwater harvesting, travel by electric or sailing boats, etc. The goal is to help the local populations, in all humility, to take urgent measures to set up marine areas protected against fishing, to protect them against severe flooding, landslides and typhoons, to restore waste management and to revitalise biodiversity.

These examples of ongoing projects or developments show that nature can provide important services to architecture and vice-versa. Modern architects no longer build against nature, but together, using it as an essential ally in the protection of resources and ecosystemic services, and the conservation of biodiversity. Instead of being inert, architecture is now metabolic.

This project considers what a resilient tourism able to revitalize an ecosystem damaged by mass tourism would look like.

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