Arthur Erickson
Arthur Erickson
Arthur Charles Erickson, CCwas a Canadian architect and urban planner. He studied Asian languages at the University of British Columbia, and later earned a degree in architecture from McGill University...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth14 June 1924
CountryCanada
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The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts.
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Illusion is needed to disguise the emptiness within.
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The delusion of entertainment is devoid of meaning. It may amuse us for a bit, but after the initial hit we are left with the dark feeling of desolation.
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The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line.
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Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture.
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Only when inspired to go beyond consciousness by some extraordinary insight does beauty manifest unexpectedly.
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The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events.
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No wonder the film industry started in the desert in California where, like all desert dwellers, they dream their buildings, rather than design them.
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Ancient Rome was as confident of the immutability of its world and the continual expansion and improvement of the human lot as we are today.
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Builders eventually took advantage of the look of modernism to build cheaply and carelessly.
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Nearly all of the advances in structural and aesthetic innovation is coming from abroad.
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Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind.
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Modernism released us from the constraints of everything that had gone before with a euphoric sense of freedom.
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Materialism has never been so ominous as now in North America, as management takes over.