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

~Arthur Erickson

Topics: America Been Management Materialism Never North North America Now Ominous Over Takes

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Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures with origins in one of the great ancient cultures which is still alive.

~Arthur Erickson

Topics: Alive Ancient Bali Been Cultures Few Great Many Origins Spoiled Still Which Years

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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.

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Topics: Appreciate Buildings Cannot Comprehend Medieval Really Single Town Understand We Cannot Whole

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This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see... the inveterate materialism which has become the model for cultures around the world.

~Arthur Erickson

Topics: Around Become Begin Change Culture Cultures Disastrous Great Inveterate Materialism Model Off Only See Stand Though Which World

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After 1980, you never heard reference to space again. Surface, the most convincing evidence of the descent into materialism, became the focus of design. Space disappeared.

~Arthur Erickson

Topics: After Again Became Convincing Descent Design Disappeared Evidence Focus Heard Materialism Most Never Reference Space Surface You

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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.

~Arthur Erickson

Topics: Afford Aspects Bankers Cannot Concerned Culture Economic Environment Human Implications May Natural Natural Environment Only Projects Serious Urban

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Builders eventually took advantage of the look of modernism to build cheaply and carelessly.

~Arthur Erickson

Topics: Advantage Build Builders Cheaply Eventually Look Modernism Took

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Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind.

~Arthur Erickson

Topics: Based Behind Compared Craft Europe Industry Japan Sadly Tradition Where

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Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place?

~Arthur Erickson

Topics: Architecture Does Place Spirit

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God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the self-made men, who take the credit.

~Arthur Erickson

Topics: Actions Credit Designs Frequent God Justification May Men Our Self-Made Take Who

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Architect

Born: June 14th, 1924

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