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North American civilization is one of the ugliest to have emerged in human history, and it has engulfed the world. Asphalt and exhaust fumes clog the villages.... This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see... the inveterate materialism which has become the model for cultures around the globe.

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What the West has thrown on the waters of the world drifts back to us on a tide of cultural pollution appalling to behold.

Arthur Erickson

Arthur Erickson

Arthur Erickson

Born: June 14, 1924

Died: May 20, 2009 (aged 84)

Bio: Arthur Charles Erickson was a Canadian architect and urban planner. He studied Asian languages at the University of British Columbia, and later earned a degree in architecture from McGill University.

Known for:

Robson Square
Museum of Anthropology at UBC
Museum of Glass
Roy Thomson Hall
Trump International Hotel and Tower

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