Arthur Erickson
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Arthur Charles Erickson CC FAIA FRAIC HonāFRIBA (June 14, 1924 ā May 20, 2009) was a Canadian architect and urban planner. He studied Engineering at the University of British Columbia and, in 1950, received his B.Arch. (Honours) from McGill University.[1] He is known as Canada's most influential architect[2] and was the only Canadian architect to win the American Institute of Architects AIA Gold Medal (in 1986, for the Embassy of Canada, Washington, D.C.). When told of Erickson's award, Philip Johnson said, "Arthur Erickson is by far the greatest architect in Canada, and he may be the greatest on this continent."[3]
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Born | (1924-06-14)June 14, 1924 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Died | May 20, 2009(2009-05-20) (aged 84) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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Occupation | Architect |
Awards | AIA Gold Medal Companion of the Order of Canada Gold Medal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects |
Buildings | University of Lethbridge Simon Fraser University Canadian Chancery, Washington Museum of Glass Robson Square Roy Thomson Hall Museum of Anthropology at UBC 1 Cal Plaza Napp Research Centre San Diego Convention Center |
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