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Explore our hand-picked selection of 65 inspiring quotes by Arthur Erickson.

About Arthur Erickson

  • Born: June 14, 1924
  • Died: May 20, 2009
  • Occupation: Architect
    • We are not peddlers of the fashionable. we believe that good design defies fashion, is truly innovative, eminently sensible, yet a source of inspiration to those who have the pleasure of living with it.
    Fashion Believe Inspiration
    What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? it has to do with the preoccupation of western man with his outward command and his sense of superiority.
    Men Civilization Preoccupation
    Today's developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for whom the work of architecture represented a chance to celebrate the worth of his enterprise.
    Entrepreneur Today Lasts
    The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning.
    Artist Quiet Voice Way
    This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see... the inveterate materialism which has become the model for cultures around the world.
    Artist Culture World
    The artist likes to seem totally responsible for his work. often he begins to explain it, to make it appear as if it were a reasonable process.
    Artist Likes Responsible
    The details are the very source of expression in architecture. but we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line.
    Art Expression Design
    Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place in all this? unfortunately we are no longer the interpreters of our culture's myths but the followers of that dubious client, the developer, who has little patience with the art of architecture, the fine detail and obscure promise, which can upset his financial activity.
    Doe Spirit Architecture
    The achilles heel of the americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers.
    Artist High Heels Typical
    The new architecture of transparency and lightness comes from japan and europe.
    Artist Japan Europe
    We are guilty for sending teams into foreign countries to advise them how to be like us.
    Country Team Guilty
    We are yet to have a conscience at all about the exploitation of human cultures.
    Artist Culture Exploitation
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