Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture. Arthur Erickson More Quotes by Arthur Erickson More Quotes From 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 spacespiritualmoving Architecture doesn't come from theory. You don't think your way through a building. Arthur Erickson artistwaythinking Life is rich, always changing, always challenging, and we architects have the task of transmitting into wood, concrete, glass and steel, of transforming human aspirations into habitable and meaningful space. Arthur Erickson glassesspacemeaningful Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart. Arthur Erickson badassheartmoving The heart, not the head, must be the guide. Arthur Erickson rhymingguidesheart Inspiration in Science may have to do with ideas, but not in Art. In art it is in the senses that are instinctively responsive to the medium of expression. Arthur Erickson inspirationexpressionart No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly. Arthur Erickson amountartist Profit and bottom line, the contemporary mantra, eliminates the very source of architectural expression. Arthur Erickson linessourceexpression Our engineering departments build freeways which destroy a city or a landscape, in the process. Arthur Erickson engineeringartistcities Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture. Arthur Erickson lightenergyart You have to see a building to comprehend it. Photographs cannot convey the experience, nor film. Arthur Erickson buildingfilmartist The great dream merchant Disney was a success because make-believe was what everyone seemed to need in a spiritually empty land. Arthur Erickson landdreambelieve There is an increasing awareness of the interrelatedness of things. We are becoming less prone to accept an immediate solution without questioning its larger implications. Arthur Erickson idahobecomingawareness I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself. We needn't destroy other cultures with the force of our own. Arthur Erickson conservationother-culturesartist Ancient Rome was as confident of the immutability of its world and the continual expansion and improvement of the human lot as we are today. Arthur Erickson expansionromeworld 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 technologyartistcivilization Our incapacity to comprehend other cultures stems from our insistence on measuring things in our own terms. Arthur Erickson incapacityother-culturesartist God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the "self-made men", who take the credit. Arthur Erickson artistselfmen 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 darkfeelingsmay We can appreciate but not really understand the medieval town. We cannot comprehend its compactness, the contiguity of all its buildings as a single uninterrupted whole. Arthur Erickson medievalappreciatetowns
