Arthur Erickson
Canadian architect and urban
Lived from: 1924 - 2009
Born: 14 june 1924 Died: 20 may 2009
Quotes 41 till 52 of 52.
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The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning.
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There is a single thread of attitude, a single direction of flow, that joins our present time to its early burgeoning in Mediterranean civilization.
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There is an increasing awareness of the interrelatedness of things. We are becoming less prone to accept an immediate solution without questioning its larger implications.
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There is little doubt that we are in the midst of a revolution of a much more profound and fundamental nature than the social and political revolutions of the last half century.
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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.
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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.
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We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist.
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Western history has been a history of deed done, actions performed and results achieved.
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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.
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Whenever we witness art in a building, we are aware of an energy contained by it.
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With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line, standardization for mass consumption.
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You have to see a building to comprehend it. Photographs cannot convey the experience, nor film.
― Arthur Erickson
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