Quote by Arthur Erickson
Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In eve

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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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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The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line. – Arthur Erickson

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What has happened to architecture since the second world war that the only passers-by who can contemplate it without pain are those equipped with a white stick and a dog? – Bernard Levin

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Look, architecture has a lot of places to hide behind, a lot of excuses. The client made me do this. The city made me do this. Oh, the budget. I dont believe that anymore. – Frank Gehry

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The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future. The house thinks of the present. – Adolf Loos

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An architects most useful tools are an eraser at the drafting board, and a wrecking bar at the site. – Frank Lloyd Wright

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