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Todays developer is a poor substitute for the committed entreprene

Todays developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for whom the work of architecture represented a chance to celebrate the worth of his enterprise. – Arthur Erickson

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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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design
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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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Success
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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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My buildings dont speak in words but by means of their own spaciousness. – Thom Mayne

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I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach? – Philip Johnson

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architecture

Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time. – Richard Meier

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I loved logic, math, computer programming. I loved systems and logic approaches. And so I just figured architecture is this perfect combination. – Maya Lin

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Cherish your human connections – your relationships with friends and family. – Barbara Bush

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