You have to see a building to comprehend it. Photographs cannot convey the experience, nor film. Arthur Erickson Read Quote
The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning. Arthur Erickson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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. Arthur Erickson Read Quote
We are guilty for sending teams into foreign countries to advise them how to be like us. Arthur Erickson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
We are yet to have a conscience at all about the exploitation of human cultures. Arthur Erickson Read Quote
We can appreciate but not really understand the medieval town. We cannot comprehend its compactness, the contiguity of all its buildings as a single uninterrupted whole. Arthur Erickson Read Quote
We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist. Arthur Erickson Read Quote
