Quote by Arthur Erickson
After 1980, you never heard reference to space again. Surface, the

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

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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

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No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of natures ecosystems. – Arthur Erickson

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

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Everyone by now presumably knows about the danger of premature optimization. I think we should be just as worried about premature design – designing too early what a program should do. – Paul Graham

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A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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By means of tracing-paper I transfer my design to the wood and draw on that. – John Tenniel

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I dont set goals. Like, thats what I want to be doing however many years from now. I do what I love to do at the moment. If I wake up tomorrow and decide I want to dance, thats what Id do. Or design clothes. – Ayumi Hamasaki

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