Arthur Charles Erickson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 14, 1924 and is considered one of Canada's greatest architects. 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, BC
• City Hall, Fresno, California
• Convention Center, San Diego, California
• Roy Thompson Hall , Toronto, Ontario

In 1973 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1981.

External link

• Arthur Erickson Architect