“Sunrise”Sunrise on Haleakala Mountain: Take nothing but pictures; leave nothing but footprints.

by Marcia Trein

“Scale.”Understanding our work's impact

by Emil Cuevas

“Waking the Second City”A city waking; layers of infrastructure reveal commuters by car, train and bicycle. Trees and shrubs stretch to the morning sun from cracks in the hard fabric of the Second City.

by Timothy Swanson

Forget plywood and soul-less new factory bricks. Cast your concrete against fast-growing bamboo and reuse those old bricks. Not only will you be helping the environment, it'll get you the Pritzker Prize!

by Henrik Borjesson

“Seasons”

Enjoying the seasonal change of color and temperature on a

family hike from the top of Mad River Glen to the bottom.

Experiencing the expanse of the natural setting from long range

views east toward the White Mountains to the moss and

newly fallen multicolored leaves. Soon we'll ski where we are

walking in yet another season.

by Peter Hourihan

“All About Water Usage”

Can you imagine this happens in your neighborhood? It is REAL Shanghai.It is also in Tianzifang. Several families are sharing the only one sink in the narrow public area. These faucets above this only one sink are controlled by respective meters.Space is limited! Water is precious!

by Yihuai Hu

“Here’s Looking at You”When observing nature, sometimes others are observing us just as much as we are them.

by Natalie Petzoldt

“Strength, Energy, and Power are in the hands of the beholder.”

by Joe Lombardo

“Hideout”

The fern leaf has yet to completely uncurl - yet a spider has already made its home in it. The fern provides a place where the spider can rest and hide from predators, and the spider in its time may keep the fern clear of parasites. The whole story has yet to unfold, but it does not end there. Symbiosis - life in action

by Marcia Trein

"SOL"Natural Light

by Herson Lopez

“No Dryers”Traditional way to dry the clothes in

Shanghai. This picture was taken in Tianzifang which is not far away from the office.

There are lots of trendy restaurants and bars in this block. But still, the local people there

are living with their own life styles maintained.

by Yihuai Hu

“Vancouver is a beautiful place!”

These photos were taken from downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. It rained all weekend and ended with a beautiful rainbow. When the clouds cleared the first snow of the season was reviled!

by Troy Ransdell

“The Survivor Tree”

Persist despite impossible circumstances.

(This tree survived 9-11 at Ground Zero.)

by Trish Beagle

“The Strange Effects of Air and Water”

I shot this while flying over Kansas

by Carlos Amato

“Wind Rods in Heukewalde, Germany”

Pastoral fields in Germany with Wind Rods represents "Life in Action" through the peace and tranquility. Looking at this photo, I also hear the constant movement and whir of the rods as the blades turn round using mother nature at her best to fulfill their energy needs. Very relaxing as life passes by in action.

by Natalie Petzoldt

“Global Warming is real - please don't cook the kids...”

by Jill Bergman

“Who Left the Shower Running?”

Conserve water and other resources. Use only what you need.

by Patricia Beagle

“Who doesn't like T'ai Chi?”The enjoyment of a park can be had by

all, even little T'ai Chi masters.

by Jak New

“City of Dreams”Mumbai, where thousands come to live their dreams, can the city make each of them true?

by Kaustav Gupta

“Daily Lunch & Reusable Containers”Life in Action: Every morning we pack up lunch bags. Both of my kids’ schools require packed lunches to

be 'trash free' (100% in reusable containers). It has changed the way we think about food, buy food, plan ahead, think and eat healthier, and of course, limit excess trash in our home and at our schools.

by Jill Bergman

“Looking for Venus”A little girl looking for friends to play ring-around-the-rosy, finds the statues of children at Town Hall. In an almost

Pygmalion attempt, she grabs onto their hands, hoping to unite the circle so they might play.

by Holly Charbonnier

“Muddy Waters”Protect what is still clean.

by Patricia Beagle

“Oops…”Life in Action: because some daily life accidents are messy, some are pretty, and some are pretty messy

by Jill Bergman

“Old Fort Niagara”Every window has a great view,

no matter how dark inside.

by Joe Lombardo

“Balance.”

Un-Natural/Natural: Restore the Balance (Lake Erie from Above)

by Emil Cuevas

“Barriers”As time goes by, what was once built by man to divide land slowly wastes away, being taken over and reclaimed by nature. The fencepost leans precariously and the barbed wire no longer keeps anything in or out, but serves as a reminder about distant days. Memory - Life in Action.

by Marcia Trein

“Bird in Flight” No matter how dreary of a day, we can all find strength to take flight!

by Joe Lombardo

“Future – For Whom?”

Mumbai - where life is all about action and future. The question is: Whom should we build for, the class, or the mass?

by Kaustav Gupta

“Behind the Curtain”Searching for solutions?

Look from a different angle.

by Patricia Beagle

“Sunset in Paradise”

Because we can become rich in two ways - either by earning more, or needing less.

by Marcia Trein

“Cycling in a Sunny Afternoon in Shanghai”

Cycling is probably the most sustainable way to explore the city in Shanghai.

More and more people are biking to the office which makes the Shanghai office a sustainable office in a way.

by Yihuai Hu

“Remote Life”

Grinnell Lake, Glacier National Park

by Jason Meyering

"A Walk Through History - Portuguese Architecture"Because to be sustainable, we need to take care of

historic spaces and value them.

by Marcia Trein

“Snowy Cabin”

I took this photo on a recent vacation to appreciate the low impact of our cabin on the surrounding nature.

by Celeste Pratt

“What Comes First?”Mumbai - a city dying for infrastructure, yet dreams of extreme urbanization. What comes first in our lives?

by Kaustav Gupta

“One of the most environmentally friendly houses in China’s countryside”Sun-dried mud brick wall + straw roof will dissolve into nature without trace.

by Jinqing Huang

“Feed the Future”

My kids and their friend enjoying kettle corn at the Chicago Botanic Garden Fall Festival. I looked at this image afterward and it reminded me how hungry for knowledge they are as well. We have the both the privilege and responsibility of feeding them well.

by Stu Brodsky

“Milu Deer on Ice”

Milu deer are threatened with extinction! The boy in red seemed care about it a lot.It was taken in an exhibition in MOCA Shanghai.

by Yihuai Hu

“Urban Potato Farming”

Life in Action to me means understanding the world around you and how you fit within it. Life is variety, confusing, hard work, rewarding, and ultimately understanding the implication of our actions.

by Daniel Niewoehner

“Alternative Transportation”

Morning commute on the Chicago lakefront bike path.

by Stu Brodsky

“Mushrooms in Bamboos”

Pictures taken from Shanghai Biennale. I found interesting answers to following questions out of this installation:- How to introduce daylight into the house? Plastic bottles that are filled with water can be read as light fixtures.- How to use bamboos in interior environment? As all known, they can be used as flooring, furnishing, decoration... Yet it can also act as containers.- Plants or edible fungus? Fungus maybe.

by Weiwei Kuang

“How an Island Grows”The eternal battle of water vs land - land wins in this instance as the volcano spews lava into the sea...

by Marcia Trein

“Nature - Life – Action”

'Monsoon' weekend. Isn't this a life (and action) we long for?

by Kaustav Gupta

“Shoes in Mud”

What happened on earth? It is time to take action! by Yihuai Hu

“Some days…”

Some days..... the whole World seems upside down

by Nick Cameron

“Portrait of a City 1”Streetcars create beautiful spaces even

when absent.

by Jayashri Deshmukh

“Portrait of a City 2”A dialogue between built and unbuilt.

by Jayashiri Deshmukh

“Scenic Missouri Playground”One of my favorite ways to spend a day - ancient granite warmed by the sun, sandstone bluffs and my children’s laughter mingling with sounds of the creek. I wonder what adventure is playing in their heads.

by Teresa Hanselman

“Is this the future of transportation? Are we ready it? Are we committed?”

by Edwin Hamlin

“Compost Lasagna”Making a "Compost Lasagna"

by Nick Cameron

“Wooden Bridge”

Every time I look at the old bridges hidden in the remote villages in Southern China, I marvel at how perfectly they are integrated into the nature.

by Weiwei Kuang

“Water, in Action (1)”Water and life in action.

by Kaustav Gupta

“Water, in Action (2)”Water and life in action.

by Kaustav Gupta

“Power Line”

Mingus Mill built in 1886, and now a part of the Great Smokey Mountain National

Park. 200-foot-long wooden flume brings water to a mill’s turbine

generating 11 horsepower of energy.

by Stu Brodsky

“Life Big and Small”

It takes all of us, big and small, to make the world a beautiful place.

by Natalie Petzoldt