This selection of photographs engages provocative and inspirational aspects of our environment. Mostly it's of stuff that's cool. Sometimes it's of stuff that's evil, but nevertheless, deserves our attention. This collection provides a way for us to examine the world so that we may better respond to it through our architecture. click image to enter gallery       landscapes  The natural environment provides inspiration through its forms, colors, materials and climate. Although Americans idealize the "untouched" landscape of our national parks and wilderness, very little of our environment can still be described as wild. Part nature, part engineering, part economics, the contemporary landscape has been transformed by the uses we have chosen for it.