X

Sort by

Quote length

Sentiment

Change font

Change background

Arthur Erickson Inspirational Quotes (37)

Page 2 of 2
Filter & Style
Image
Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart.
Arthur Erickson
Image
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
Image
Profit and bottom line, the contemporary mantra, eliminates the very source of architectural expression.
Arthur Erickson
Image
The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts.
Arthur Erickson
Image
Life is rich, always changing, always challenging, and we architects have the task of transmitting into wood, concrete, glass and steel, of transforming human aspirations into habitable and meaningful space.
Arthur Erickson
Image
We are not peddlers of the fashionable. We believe that good design defies fashion, is truly innovative, eminently sensible, yet a source of inspiration to those who have the pleasure of living with it.
Arthur Erickson
Image
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
Image
We are guilty for sending teams into foreign countries to advise them how to be like us.
Arthur Erickson
Image
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
Image
Materialism has never been so ominous as now in North America, as management takes over.
Arthur Erickson
Image
With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line, standardization for mass consumption.
Arthur Erickson
Image
We are yet to have a conscience at all about the exploitation of human cultures.
Arthur Erickson
Image
I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself. We needn't destroy other cultures with the force of our own.
Arthur Erickson
Previous
Next