Arthur Erickson
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Arthur Charles Erickson OC (born June 14, 1924, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian architect of Swedish descent. The personal selection of Arthur Erickson as the architect for the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC by then-Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was controversial because he overruled the objections and choices of the embassy's design committee.
Works include:
- Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC
- Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia
- University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB
- Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC, USA
- Robson Square, Vancouver, British Columbia
- City Hall, Fresno, California
- Convention Center, San Diego, California
- Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario
In 1973 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1981.
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Categories: 1924 births | Canadian architects | Members of the Order of Canada | Swedish-Canadians | Vancouverites | Architects
