what shall we do with a cooling tower?  

Water tower
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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/08/10/greathomesanddestinations/...

Patrick Mets, Belgium water tower home
woodywood,
Thank you posting the link to the Patrick Mets, Belgium water tower home. I have seen this before and I also remember that Dwell had a few different photos of similar water tower homes scattered throughout Europe. I also saw that some people had converted above ground German WWII air raid shelters (nearly impossible to destroy due the massive amount of reinforced concrete) into homes and condos (they were extremely large units). Please keep posting these type of finds that are a reality as opposed to wishful thinking. Thanks again.

Here's an idea
Those clever Germans have just the solution: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/873264-german-theme-park-boasts-nuclear-powe...