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Architecture Quotes by Arthur Erickson
- Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place?
- The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning.
- 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…
- Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart.
- Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture.
- The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line.
- Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture.
- Today's developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for whom the work of architecture represented a chance to celebrate…
- Architecture doesn't come from theory. You don't think your way through a building.
- The new architecture of transparency and lightness comes from Japan and Europe.
- We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor industry itself provide research which takes architecture forward.
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