The obsession with performance left no room for the development of the intuitive or spiritual impact of space and form other than the aesthetic of the machine itself. Arthur Erickson aestheticdevelopmentform Change image and share on social
Part of our western outlook stems from the scientific attitude and its method of isolating the parts of a phenomenon in order to analyze them. Arthur Erickson analyzeattitudeisolate Change image and share on social
The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers. Arthur Erickson achilleamericaconfidence Change image and share on social
The tourist transports his own values and demands to his destinations and implants them like an infectious disease, decimating whatever values existed before. Arthur Erickson decimatedemanddestination Change image and share on social
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. Arthur Erickson centurydoubtfundamental Change image and share on social
Builders eventually took advantage of the look of modernism to build cheaply and carelessly. Arthur Erickson advantagebuildbuilder Change image and share on social
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. Arthur Erickson ancientconfidentcontinual Change image and share on social
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. Arthur Erickson artistbeginexplain Change image and share on social
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. Arthur Erickson architecturedimensionmove Change image and share on social
Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind. Arthur Erickson basecomparecraft Change image and share on social