“Modern architects are so pre-occupied with the task of inventing new forms that they have forgotten that the deepest source of architectural form is the landscape.”

— Arthur Erickson

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About Arthur Erickson

Architect • Canadian

Arthur Charles Erickson was a renowned Canadian architect and urban planner celebrated for his significant contributions to modern architecture. He gained international fame for his Brutalist and modernist designs that...

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