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.

Quote by Arthur Erickson

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The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations...

The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations...

This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and...

This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and...

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

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

Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place?

Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place?

Our incapacity to comprehend other cultures stems from our insistence on measuring things in our...

Our incapacity to comprehend other cultures stems from our insistence on measuring things in our...

The obsession with performance left no room for the development of the intuitive or spiritual...

The obsession with performance left no room for the development of the intuitive or spiritual...

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.

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...

Inspiration in Science may have to do with ideas, but not in Art. In art...

Inspiration in Science may have to do with ideas, but not in Art. In art...

Our settlement of land is without regard to the best use of land.

Our settlement of land is without regard to the best use of land.

The great dream merchant Disney was a success because make-believe was what everyone seemed to...

The great dream merchant Disney was a success because make-believe was what everyone seemed to...

Architecture doesn't come from theory. You don't think your way through a building.

Architecture doesn't come from theory. You don't think your way through a building.

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 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...

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...

Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture.

Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture.

Materialism has never been so ominous as now in North America, as management takes over.

Materialism has never been so ominous as now in North America, as management takes over.

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...

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

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

The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but...

The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but...