Top 64 Quotes by Arthur Erickson

Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement of the structure so much as what it contains that moves us.

Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may be serious implications on the natural environment, the urban environment, on human culture.

The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts.

In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are tightly coordinated under the direction of the architect.

The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers.

Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place?

The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events.

Nowhere has specialization penetrated so deeply into the building professions as North America.

The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning.

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.