Arthur Erickson

It is the mystery of the creative act that something other than our conscious self takes over. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#conscious #creative #creative act #mystery #other

Materialism has never been so ominous as now in North America, as management takes over. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#been #management #materialism #never #north

Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#always #been #buildings #case #every

Nearly all of the advances in structural and aesthetic innovation is coming from abroad. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#advances #aesthetic #coming #innovation #nearly

No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#comes #ever #reveal #thought #unexpectedly

No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of nature's ecosystems. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#ecosystems #every #fundamental #isolated #learning

No wonder the film industry started in the desert in California where, like all desert dwellers, they dream their buildings, rather than design them. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#california #desert #design #dream #dwellers

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

— Arthur Erickson

#building #deeply #into #north #north america

Our engineering departments build freeways which destroy a city or a landscape, in the process. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#city #departments #destroy #engineering #landscape

Illusion is needed to disguise the emptiness within. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#emptiness #illusion #needed #within