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Ethel S. Goodste<strong>in</strong>Redeem<strong>in</strong>g Modernism <strong>in</strong> the Context ofPostmodernity: A Revisionist Analysis of theArchitecture of Arthur EricksonAbstractThe works that brought Arthur Erickson <strong>in</strong>ternational acc<strong>la</strong>im <strong>in</strong> the <strong>la</strong>te1960s <strong>and</strong> 1970s were conceived <strong>in</strong> the spirit of the Modern Movement <strong>in</strong>architecture. Although he was for many years a vocal critic of postmodernism,his recent build<strong>in</strong>gs share postmodernism's concerns for context <strong>and</strong> history.This essay will reassess Erickson's works by reveal<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> them transcendentpr<strong>in</strong>ciples of design that overarch the s<strong>in</strong>gu<strong>la</strong>r authority of modernism <strong>and</strong> thepluralistic eclecticism of postmodernism. Through the juxtaposition of his“modern” <strong>and</strong> “postmodern” works, a natural evolution of the architect'stheor<strong>et</strong>ical bias—the development of an architecture <strong>in</strong>formed by a broadlyconstructed def<strong>in</strong>ition of natural, human made <strong>and</strong> cultural contexts, <strong>and</strong>vested <strong>in</strong> the uniqueness of p<strong>la</strong>ce—will be traced, demonstrat<strong>in</strong>g thatErickson's build<strong>in</strong>gs have always embodied the double-cod<strong>in</strong>g ofpostmodernism which addresses both high cultural concerns <strong>and</strong> daily lif<strong>et</strong>hrough the production of legible built forms. A revisionist analysis ofErickson's work suggests how postmodern architecture can be understood asa richly coded expression which not only recaptures historical aesth<strong>et</strong>ictraditions <strong>and</strong> collective memories of p<strong>la</strong>ce, but also <strong>in</strong>tensifies <strong>and</strong> subsumesmodern architectural forms, space, <strong>and</strong> technics.Résumé<strong>Les</strong> réalisations qui ont assuré <strong>la</strong> renommée <strong>in</strong>ternationale d'Arthur Ericksonvers <strong>la</strong> f<strong>in</strong> des années soixante <strong>et</strong> au cours de <strong>la</strong> décennie suivante étaientmarquées par le mouvement moderniste en architecture. Bien qu'il ait étépendant longtemps un critique éloquent du postmodernisme, ses récentsédifices témoignent des mêmes préoccupations que le postmodernisme euégard au contexte <strong>et</strong> à l'histoire. Le présent essai procède à un réexamen desoeuvres d'Erickson en en faisant ressortir les pr<strong>in</strong>cipes conceptuels supérieursqui forment une sorte de clef de voûte entre l'autorité s<strong>in</strong>gulière dumodernisme <strong>et</strong> l'éclectisme pluraliste du postmodernisme. Il suffit d'ailleurs dejuxtaposer ses réalisations « modernes » <strong>et</strong> « postmodernes » pour voirs'affirmer l'évolution naturelle de ses choix théoriques — l'é<strong>la</strong>boration d'unearchitecture qu'<strong>in</strong>forme une déf<strong>in</strong>ition <strong>la</strong>rgement articulée des contextesfaçonnés par <strong>la</strong> nature, l'homme <strong>et</strong> <strong>la</strong> culture, <strong>et</strong> qui s'accomplit dans l'unicitédu lieu. On voit c<strong>la</strong>irement alors que les édifices créés par Erickson épousent<strong>la</strong> double préoccupation du postmodernisme de répondre à des exigencesculturelles élevées en même temps qu'aux beso<strong>in</strong>s de <strong>la</strong> vie quotidienne grâce àdes formes bâties déchiffrables. Une analyse révisionniste de l'oeuvreInternational Journal of Canadian Studies / Revue <strong>in</strong>ternationale d'études canadiennes6, Fall/Automne 1992