“Ever elegant, ever gracious, Erickson designed without the polite drafting impulses of many Canadian architects. He sought to inspire humanity through architecture — nothing less than that. And he led a movement in Canada to create buildings that depend on exquisite siting and an honest expression of raw materials.”
Globe and Mail
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“What is the point of arguing about a change of shop front on Princes Street when a lack of bigger thinking is allowing one of the finest promenading streets in Britain to slowly become a shambles of run-down shops, shabby street furniture and traffic muddle?”
Scotsman
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“The notion of an environmentally friendly gas station might seem like the ultimate oxymoron but … just outside Summerville, you still can gas up your big SUV and buy cigarettes and junk food, all while being enclosed in structures with a forward-thinking, sustainable design.”
Post and Courier
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““…architects will be trying to please their peers by doing something very interesting. But at the same time we don’t want a situation where the people are asking how do I turn the lights on or are having to sit on hard benches. It’s about balancing the architects’ vision and what we want as clients.”
Building Design
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“Are taller ceilings yet another example of wretched architectural excess? Not necessarily. In fact, it is low ceilings that are the aberration. Throughout the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries, ceilings in middle-class homes, offices, and institutional buildings were 10-12 feet or more….”
Slate
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