We are indebted to the past. It has shaped each of us, and guides our navigation in the world. How shall we honor those who have passed on, whose actions have left a legacy that inspires us today? How shall we honor the gift of inspiration they have given us? We honor them through our thoughts and actions.Many have gone before us, and left clear stories. This paper provides brief biographical sketches of several people, projects and ideas, to illustrate how our abilities today are a continuation of the work others have done before us.Here are but a few of the stories that need to be told and remembered, there are many more people who inspired them, their teachers, mentors.It is hard to define what drives us to do what we do; the important things are often a passion, a sense of something inside us that needs to emerge. It may be a moral calling or a creative urge, but it is expressed in the work we do. This is what drove these pioneers, and connects us to them.We inherit the past, and act for the future. As architects, business people, real estate developers, homeowners, and as a community of humans, we must implement sustainable principles on a massive scale. Through our actions we honor those who have paved this road for us.
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