For architect and environmental activist Eugene Tssui, the future of sustainable design starts with a return to nature and a radical shift in mindset.

"The environment is our home, and our home is dying," Tssui said. "We need to address that in a way where all of us need to change the way we think, and live, and behave."

Known for his unconventional, biomimicry-inspired designs, Tssui has completed multiple residential projects across the Bay Area, each emphasizing ecological harmony and renewable energy.

One of his latest efforts, The Sky Park Arch, will be Emeryville's first zero-energy building — a milestone in his ongoing mission to fuse architecture with nature's principles.

"Architecture accounts for at least 45 percent of the world's toxic pollution," Tssui said. "And it's a sha

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