Quote by Arthur Erickson
Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for a

Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture. – 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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The great dream merchant Disney was a success because make-believe was what everyone seemed to need in a spiritually empty land. – Arthur Erickson

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Roman civilization had achieved, within the bounds of its technology, relatively as great a mastery of time and space as we have achieved today. – Arthur Erickson

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You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe: when it knocked down our buildings it did not replace them with anything more offensive than rubble. We did that. – Prince Of Wales Charles

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After about the first Millennium, Italy was the cradle of Romanesque architecture, which spread throughout Europe, much of it extending the structural daring with minimal visual elaboration. – Harry Seidler

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In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But they lack the aesthetic aspect that raises it to architecture. – Arne Jacobsen

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Every time a student walks past a really urgent, expressive piece of architecture that belongs to his college, it can help reassure him that he does have that mind, does have that soul. – Louis Kahn

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architecture

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