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19th Entry: Arthur Erickson
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Aug. 5th, 2008 | 10:10 pm
As a Vancouverite, and an aspiring student of architecture, i am ashamed to admit that i have only recently learned about Arthur Erickson.
My sister first told me about him when we were discussing the new residential building he is designing near my home on Taylor Way. She was surprised that i hadn't heard about this famous architect from Vancouver before.
When i read the billboards hung around the future site of the Ritz Carlton in Vancouver, and learned that this building will be "an architectural statement by Arthur Erickson", i was compelled to learn more about the architect who is in charge of this prestigious project.
Here are some of his works that really blew me away: (Click on the Links for more pictures and information)
Helmut Eppich House, West Vancouver, BC. Designed 1972
Fire Island House, Fire Island New York. Designed 1977
The Graham House, West Vancouver, BC. Designed 1962
Maui House, Western Shore of Maui, Hawaii. Designed 1998
Smith House, West Vancouver, BC. Designed 1964.
Museum of Anthropology, University of BC, Vancouver. Designed 1971
Fresno City Hall, Fresno, California. Designed 1987.
Judging by the selection of his work i have chosen to share, i seem to like his residential homes more than his buildings. What do i like so much about his homes? i like their non-traditional forms, their open and spacious floor plans, their floor-to-ceiling windows, and their organic placement in nature.
One of Erickson's homes, the Graham House (pictured above), was recently in the news. The new owner of the home wants to demolish it, while conservationists and architecture students are fighting to stop this. The latter have even threatened to chain themselves to the home in order to save it from destruction.
My sister first told me about him when we were discussing the new residential building he is designing near my home on Taylor Way. She was surprised that i hadn't heard about this famous architect from Vancouver before.
When i read the billboards hung around the future site of the Ritz Carlton in Vancouver, and learned that this building will be "an architectural statement by Arthur Erickson", i was compelled to learn more about the architect who is in charge of this prestigious project.
Here are some of his works that really blew me away: (Click on the Links for more pictures and information)
Helmut Eppich House, West Vancouver, BC. Designed 1972
Fire Island House, Fire Island New York. Designed 1977
The Graham House, West Vancouver, BC. Designed 1962
Maui House, Western Shore of Maui, Hawaii. Designed 1998
Smith House, West Vancouver, BC. Designed 1964.
Museum of Anthropology, University of BC, Vancouver. Designed 1971
Fresno City Hall, Fresno, California. Designed 1987.
Judging by the selection of his work i have chosen to share, i seem to like his residential homes more than his buildings. What do i like so much about his homes? i like their non-traditional forms, their open and spacious floor plans, their floor-to-ceiling windows, and their organic placement in nature.
One of Erickson's homes, the Graham House (pictured above), was recently in the news. The new owner of the home wants to demolish it, while conservationists and architecture students are fighting to stop this. The latter have even threatened to chain themselves to the home in order to save it from destruction.