Quote by Arthur Erickson
Architecture doesnt come from theory. You dont think your way thro

Architecture doesnt come from theory. You dont think your way through a building. – Arthur Erickson

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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

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Change
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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 Erickson

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History
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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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architecture
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Painting, sculpture and architecture are finished, but the art habit continues. – Robert Smithson

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People kind of tend to mystify design and architecture by suggesting you need to train. – Marc Newson

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architecture

The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government. – Milton Friedman

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architecture

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. – Martin Mull

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