Sustainable or not?
Not Sustainable
This photo best represents not sustainable because of its poor planning. The building seemed to be constructed out of nowhere and not even finished. What really perplexed me was that the building not only looked unfinished but that it was hollowed. There was nothing but about ten feet deep all the way around. It was almost like it was a facade and it wasn’t even meant to have any purpose but to look big. It seemed unsustainable because the materials used to make this building not only must have taken money but just a waste of resources. Not only resources in terms of materials but labor of the workers, the wasting of useful time and the wasting of space. This building is unsustainable because it does not sustain its role as a building unless it contributes to bettering the community around it.
This photo also shows something unsustainable because there is no preservation. This is a photo of an ancient city where a lot of tourists come to see. There are no restrictions on where you can go through the ruins. Because it is made of mud it is deteriorating very fast. I believe this is unsustainable because the ruins will not sustain their original shape.
Sustainable
I chose this photo to represent sustainability because it shows the true meaning of recycling. This photo also shows how the surrounding environment can be used to provide livelihood for the people who live there. The old water bottle is being recycled in a very effective way – to hold the sand that the new candle sits in. I think it’s a good representation of a utopia if you think about it. In a perfect world society could use its natural resources in a positive manner that also uses the newly created material and as well as the recycled material. If society could come up with a way to mesh recycled materials with new materials alongside natural materials in a way to create harmony in the society this could create, in my eyes, a utopia. 
I also chose this photo to demonstrate a good representation of sustainability because it is an amazing certificate. This building in Madrid, Spain that the group visited was platinum LEED certified. What I found interesting was the building was the headquarters for Repsol Oil Company.
Thought it was sustainable
This is a photo of a few wind turbines just outside Madrid, Spain. Now at first glance one might think this is a very sustainable way of creating energy. In most ways this is one of the best ways of renewable energy. What one might not know is that the magnets inside of the turbine, the ones that create the electricity, are made out of a rare earth metal. This medal is not renewable and once the world runs out we will have to come up with an alternative.