The achilles heel of the americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers. — Arthur Erickson
The essentially unchangeable established order of things slowly disappeared and was forgotten for a while completely. — Arthur Erickson
The great dream merchant disney was a success because make-believe was what everyone seemed to need in a spiritually empty land. — Arthur Erickson
The tourist transports his own values and demands to his destinations and implants them like an infectious disease — Arthur Erickson
The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning. — Arthur Erickson
This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see… — Arthur Erickson
We are guilty for sending teams into foreign countries to advise them how to be like us. — Arthur Erickson
Neither consultants nor industry itself provide research which takes architecture forward. — Arthur Erickson
We have today a fairly thorough knowledge of the early greco-roman period because our motivations are the same. — Arthur Erickson
We settled this continent without art. So it was easy for us to treat it as an imported luxury, not a necessity. — Arthur Erickson
Western history has been a history of deed done, actions performed and results achieved. — Arthur Erickson
What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? — Arthur Erickson
With production alone as the goal, industry in north america was dominated by the assembly line — Arthur Erickson
You have to see a building to comprehend it. Photographs cannot convey the experience, nor film. — Arthur Erickson