PHOTO ESSAY

Concrete Poet

The bold lines of architect Arthur Erickson

By Greg Buium

May 2006

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Photo by Ricardo L. Castro, 2005. Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.

NAPP Laboratories (1979)
Cambridge, England

Erickson’s ideas travelled well. The NAPP Laboratories site in England, part of an early science park, has become “the British modern icon,” Olsberg observes. With a futuristic effect reminiscent of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the locale is a favourite backdrop for TV commercials and movies. Says Olsberg: “It’s where Prince Charles takes visitors who want to see how progressive British industry is.”