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Arthur Erickson Quotes

Arthur Erickson quotes

Canadian Architect June 14, 1924

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Arthur Erickson quote: "The heart, not the head, must be the guide."
The heart, not the head, must be the guide. Arthur Erickson
Arthur Erickson quote: "You have to see a building to comprehend it. Photographs..."
You have to see a building to comprehend it. Photographs cannot convey the experience, nor film. Arthur Erickson
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. Arthur Erickson
We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor industry itself provide research which takes architecture forward. Arthur Erickson
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. Arthur Erickson
Arthur Erickson quote: "Our engineering departments build freeways which destroy a..."
Our engineering departments build freeways which destroy a city or a landscape, in the process. Arthur Erickson
Arthur Erickson quote: "No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly."
No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly. Arthur Erickson
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
Arthur Erickson quote: "Our universities advocate fragmentation in their course systems."
Our universities advocate fragmentation in their course systems. Arthur Erickson
Arthur Erickson quote: "Profit and bottom line, the contemporary mantra, eliminates..."
Profit and bottom line, the contemporary mantra, eliminates the very source of architectural expression. Arthur Erickson
Arthur Erickson quote: "Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place?"
Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place? Arthur Erickson
Arthur Erickson quote: "Builders eventually took advantage of the look of modernism to..."
Builders eventually took advantage of the look of modernism to build cheaply and carelessly. Arthur Erickson
Arthur Erickson quote: "Our incapacity to comprehend other cultures stems from our..."
Our incapacity to comprehend other cultures stems from our insistence on measuring things in our own terms. Arthur Erickson
Arthur Erickson quote: "The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it..."
The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning. Arthur Erickson
In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are tightly coordinated under the direction of the architect. Arthur Erickson

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