Editing Arthur Erickson (section)

==Early life and education==
Erickson was born in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], on June 14, 1924. The son of Oscar Erickson and Myrtle Chatterson, he had an early interest, and talent for, painting and horticulture. As had his father,<ref>{{cite web |title=Lost First World War bracelet returned to Arthur Erickson's family, June 2014 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lost-first-world-war-bracelet-returned-to-arthur-erickson-s-family-1.2679181 |website=cbc.ca |publisher=CBC News |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref> Erickson served in the Canadian Army, enlisting with the [[Canadian Intelligence Corps|Canadian Army Intelligence Corps]] during [[World War II]] and serving in India, [[British Ceylon]], and Malaysia.<ref name=":2" />

Erickson's original intention was to go into the [[Diplomatic corps]]; he changed his mind when he saw the work of [[Frank Lloyd Wright]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aefoundation.ca/arthur|title=Arthur Erickson Foundation – Arthur|website=www.aefoundation.ca|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> He studied at the [[University of British Columbia]], followed by the [[McGill University]] [[McGill School of Architecture|School of Architecture]].<ref name="louiseaird.com">{{cite web |last1=Aird |first1=Louise |title=Dream Team: Architect Arthur Erickson & Landscape Architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander |url=https://www.louiseaird.com/blog/2013/07/03/dream-team-architect-arthur-erickson-landscape-architect-cornelia-hahn-oberlander/ |website=louiseaird.com |publisher=Louise Aird, Landscape Trades Magazine |access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref> After graduating from McGill in 1950, Erickson was granted a travel scholarship and traveled around the Mediterranean, studying climate and style in their relationship to architecture. He spent ten years teaching at the [[University of Oregon]] and the University of British Columbia, during which time he designed some of British Columbia's most important houses – ''Canadian Homes Magazine'' called his 1959 Filberg House "Canada's most fabulous house".<ref name="CBC News">{{cite web |last1=Zeidler |first1=Maryse |title=Sale of 'Canada's most fabulous house' |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sale-of-canada-s-most-fabulous-house-worries-arthur-erickson-fans-1.5705897 |website=cbc.ca |publisher=CBC News |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.the-peak.ca/2014/06/the-concrete-acropolis/ |title= The Concrete Acropolis |access-date=June 9, 2014 |last=Hill |first=Max |date=2014-06-09 |publisher=The Peak}}</ref> Erickson spent a few years at [[Thompson Berwick and Pratt and Partners]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Stouck |first=David |year= 2013 |title=Arthur Erickson: An Architect's Life |publisher=Douglas & McIntyre |isbn=978-1771000116 }}</ref> then, in 1962, founded Erickson/Massey Architects with [[Geoffrey Massey]]. In 1963, Erickson and Massey submitted the winning design for [[Simon Fraser University]].<ref name="G&M">[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-greatest-architect-we-have-ever-produced/article1147768/ Martin, Sandra. "The greatest architect we have ever produced," ''The Globe and Mail'', Friday, May 22, 2009.]</ref>