PCAD - Arthur Charles Erickson

Satellite view of California Plaza, with 1 California Plaza (upper left center), 2 California Plaza (lower left) and the site of 3 California Plaza (green space center), Los Angeles, CA, c. 2019. From Google Maps/Street View

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Male, Canada, born 1924-06-14, died 2009-05-20

Associated with the firm network

Erickson, Arthur, Associates

Professional History

Résumé

Served in the Canadian Army, India, Ceylon, and Malaya, 1943-1945; Principal, Arthur Erickson, Architect, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1953-1962; Partner, Erickson/Massey Architects, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1963-1972; Founding Partner, President, Arthur Erickson Associates, Architects, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1972-present;

Teaching

Assistant Profesor, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 1955-1956; Instructor, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 1956-1957; Assistant Professor, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 1958-1960; Associate Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 1961-1964;

Professional Activties

Broadcaster, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), 1956-1962.

Education

College

Coursework, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1942-1945; B.Arch., McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1946-1950;

Associated Locations

Vancouver, BC Canada (Architect's Birth)
Vancouver, BC Canada
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PCAD id: 731

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Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
1 California Plaza Office Building, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	1983-1985	Los Angeles	CA
2 California Plaza, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	1990-1992	Los Angeles	CA
3 California Plaza Office Building Project, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
9 Huckleberry Lane House, The Highlands, Shoreline, WA		Shoreline	WA
Beare House, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Bene House, Carmel Valley, CA		Carmel Valley	CA
Beron House, Woodside, CA
Bradley, Wilson, House, Carpinteria, CA		Carpinteria	CA
California Plaza Master Plan, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, CA	1980	Los Angeles	CA
City of Fresno, City Hall #4, Fresno, CA	1989-1991	Fresno	CA
City of Seattle, Parks and Recreation Department, Woodland Park Zoo, Aviary, Seattle, WA	1987
Crown Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Geffen Office Building, West Hollywood, CA		West Hollywood	CA
General Motors Corporation (GM), Advanced Concepts Center, Malibu, CA	1985	Malibu	CA
Harbor Steps Apartments, Northeast Tower, Seattle, WA	2000	Seattle	WA
Harbor Steps Apartments, Southeast Tower, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA
Harbor Steps Condominiums Master Plan, Seattle, WA
Khosla House, Portola Valley, CA		Portola Valley	CA
Maison de Verre Beach House, Newport Beach, CA
Marriott International, Incorporated, Warner Center Marriott Hotel, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
McQuire / Knapp Office Building Competition Entry, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Metro Station, Civic Center, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Metro Station, Fifth Street and Hill Street, Downtown, Los Angeles		Los Angeles	CA
Nob Hill Plaza Hotel, San Francisco, CA		San Francisco	CA
Portland Municipal Services Building Competition Entry, Portland, OR		Portland	OR
Puget Sound House, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA
Residential Plaza, Phase 1, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, CA	1987	Los Angeles	CA
San Diego Convention Center Corporation, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA	1989	San Diego	CA
Stanford University, Gilbert Bioscience Building, Stanford, CA
Sunkin House, Malibu, CA		Malibu	CA
University of California, Irvine (UCI), Biological Sciences Building, Irvine, CA	1986	Irvine	CA
University of San Francisco (USF), Academic Extension, San Francisco, CA	1981	San Francisco	CA
Vista Hotel, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA
Western Washington University (WWU), Biological Sciences and Chemistry Department Building, Bellingham, WA	1987	Bellingham	WA
Wright, Bagley, House, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA

Publications

Viladis, Pilar, "Stripped Down at the Beach", House and Garden, 164: 5, 78-85, 05/1992. Kaplan, Sam Hall, "Plaza Design Improved", Los Angeles Times, H1, 1983-10-02. Edwards, Brian, University Architecture, 95, 2000. "Bridair Brings the Unconventional to the San Diego Convention Center", World Architecture, 8, 22, 1990.

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