Arthur Erickson

"With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line, standardization for mass consumption."

"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."

"Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart."

"The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line."

"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."

"Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture."