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| − | Architect. Renowned for designing Canadian Embassy in Washington, the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, the Fresno City Hall, Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, and other modernist buildings around the world. Appointed Officer of the Order of Canada, 1973. | + | Architect and philosopher. Renowned for designing Canadian Embassy in Washington, the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, the Fresno City Hall, Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, and other modernist buildings around the world. Renowned for his innovative approach to landscape, he was also considered controversial and a genius simultaneously. Appointed Officer of the Order of Canada, 1973. Subject of a biography, 'Arthur Erickson - An Architect's Life' (2013). |
==Further Research/Reading== | ==Further Research/Reading== | ||
Revision as of 22:41, 10 December 2013
Contents
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
1924 - 2009
Occupation
Architect
Notable Achievements
Order of Canada
Description
Architect and philosopher. Renowned for designing Canadian Embassy in Washington, the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, the Fresno City Hall, Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, and other modernist buildings around the world. Renowned for his innovative approach to landscape, he was also considered controversial and a genius simultaneously. Appointed Officer of the Order of Canada, 1973. Subject of a biography, 'Arthur Erickson - An Architect's Life' (2013).
