Modernism released us from the constraints of everything that had gone before with a euphoric sense of freedom.

Quote by Arthur Erickson

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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...

The heart, not the head, must be the guide.

The heart, not the head, must be the guide.

Western history has been a history of deed done, actions performed and results achieved.

Western history has been a history of deed done, actions performed and results achieved.

With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly...

With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly...

Illusion is needed to disguise the emptiness within.

Illusion is needed to disguise the emptiness within.

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...

We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th...

We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th...

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...

Our universities advocate fragmentation in their course systems.

Our universities advocate fragmentation in their course systems.

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.

We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor...

We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor...

Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may...

Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may...

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...

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...

Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may...

Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may...

We are guilty for sending teams into foreign countries to advise them how to be...

We are guilty for sending teams into foreign countries to advise them how to be...

There is an increasing awareness of the interrelatedness of things. We are becoming less prone...

There is an increasing awareness of the interrelatedness of things. We are becoming less prone...

After 1980, you never heard reference to space again. Surface, the most convincing evidence of...

After 1980, you never heard reference to space again. Surface, the most convincing evidence of...

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...

What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has...

What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has...