- Arthur Erickson
[http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=179e7228-6733-427c-9d2e-2070f872f0e0&k=27738] .
Most of his buildings are modernist concrete structures designed to respond to the natural conditions of its location, especially climate. Many buildings, such as the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, are inspired by the
post and beam architecture of the CoastalFirst Nations . Erickson has been quoted as saying that "concrete is the marble of the 20th century." Additionally, Erickson is also known for numerous futuristic designs such as the Fresno City Hall and the Biological Sciences Building at theUniversity of California, Irvine .The personal selection of Arthur Erickson as the architect for the Canadian Embassy in
Washington, DC by then-Canadian Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau was controversial because Trudeau overruled the objections and choices of the embassy's design committee.In 1973 he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1981.Works include:
*Simon Fraser University ,Burnaby , BC, Canada
*Museum of Anthropology ,University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, Canada
*University of Lethbridge ,Lethbridge , Alberta, Canada
* Canadian Embassy inWashington, DC , USA
*Robson Square ,Vancouver , BC, Canada
*City Hall ,Fresno, California , USA
* Convention Center,San Diego, California , USA
*McGaugh Hall ,University of California, Irvine , California USA
*Roy Thomson Hall ,Toronto, Ontario , Canada
*Ritz-Carlton Vancouver , Vancouver, BC, Canada
*Museum of Glass ,Tacoma , Washington, USA
*RCMP Heritage Centre , Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
*Walter Koerner Library ,University of British Columbia , BC, Canada
*King's Landing, Toronto, Canada
*The Kingbridge Centre ,King City, Ontario, CanadaExternal links
* [http://www.arthurerickson.com/ Arthur Erickson]
* [http://www.dereklepper.com/arch-comm-exterior/03.html The Macmillan Bloedel Building (1965) Vancouver]
* [http://www.dereklepper.com/arch-comm-interior/12.html Provincial Law Courts Vancouver (1973), Interior Concourse View]
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