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.

Quote by Arthur Erickson

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

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

Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement...

Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement...

Only when inspired to go beyond consciousness by some extraordinary insight does beauty manifest unexpectedly.

Only when inspired to go beyond consciousness by some extraordinary insight does beauty manifest unexpectedly.

We regard those other cultures, such as that of India, where many people live and...

We regard those other cultures, such as that of India, where many people live and...

Ancient Rome was as confident of the immutability of its world and the continual expansion...

Ancient Rome was as confident of the immutability of its world and the continual expansion...

In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are...

In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are...

Part of our western outlook stems from the scientific attitude and its method of isolating...

Part of our western outlook stems from the scientific attitude and its method of isolating...

Whenever we witness art in a building, we are aware of an energy contained by...

Whenever we witness art in a building, we are aware of an energy contained by...

Nowhere has specialization penetrated so deeply into the building professions as North America.

Nowhere has specialization penetrated so deeply into the building professions as North America.

We can appreciate but not really understand the medieval town. We cannot comprehend its compactness,...

We can appreciate but not really understand the medieval town. We cannot comprehend its compactness,...

The essentially unchangeable established order of things slowly disappeared and was forgotten for a while...

The essentially unchangeable established order of things slowly disappeared and was forgotten for a while...

Nearly all of the advances in structural and aesthetic innovation is coming from abroad.

Nearly all of the advances in structural and aesthetic innovation is coming from abroad.

Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures...

Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures...

Our universities advocate fragmentation in their course systems.

Our universities advocate fragmentation in their course systems.

The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new...

The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new...

Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place?

Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place?

You have to see a building to comprehend it. Photographs cannot convey the experience, nor...

You have to see a building to comprehend it. Photographs cannot convey the experience, nor...

I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself....

I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself....

No wonder the film industry started in the desert in California where, like all desert...

No wonder the film industry started in the desert in California where, like all desert...

There is little doubt that we are in the midst of a revolution of a...

There is little doubt that we are in the midst of a revolution of a...