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 EricksonThe 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 EricksonMaterialism has never been so ominous as now in North America, as management takes over.
Arthur EricksonProfit and bottom line, the contemporary mantra, eliminates the very source of architectural expression.
Arthur Erickson