This project showed that electricity generation could be successfully integrated in a building, but the obstacles were the fixed shape and the shiny dark blue appearance of the PV modules. Different techniques have been tried and learned to overcome those obstacles, by creating matt finishes to reduce reflection or colours away from the standard blue, black or brown. Today it is much easier, as PV modules come in many different colours, materials and compositions, with more innovations on the way. In the past, PV has influenced architecture in a negative way with its visually unappealing standard modules that often appear as alien elements on roofs and walls. Now, with the new array of options for colours and patterns as well as the aesthetic and structural integration of PV into the building, possibilities for artistic expression are endless. Some of the most spectacular buildings in the world incorporate solar energy in creative ways. Hopefully this will inspire more and more architects, investors and homeowners to embrace solar as a standard building tool. (Arch. René Schmid, René Schmid Architekten AG)