Part of our western outlook stems from the scientific attitude and its method of isolating the parts of a phenomenon in order to analyze them. Arthur Erickson
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
Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement of the structure so much as what it contains that moves us. Arthur Erickson
Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures with origins in one of the great ancient cultures which is still alive. Arthur Erickson
The artist likes to seem totally responsible for his work. Often he begins to explain it, to make it appear as if it were a reasonable process. Arthur Erickson
The delusion of entertainment is devoid of meaning. It may amuse us for a bit, but after the initial hit we are left with the dark feeling of desolation. Arthur Erickson
The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts. Arthur Erickson