Arthur Erickson Quotes About Architecture
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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.
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Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart.
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Architecture doesn't come from theory. You don't think your way through a building.
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Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place in all this? Unfortunately we are no longer the interpreters of our culture's myths but the followers of that dubious client, the developer, who has little patience with the art of architecture, the fine detail and obscure promise, which can upset his financial activity.
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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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Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture.
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The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning.
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The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line.
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Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture.
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The new architecture of transparency and lightness comes from Japan and Europe.
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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 the worth of his enterprise.
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