"In the Graham house, all parts of the structure are exposed as you make your way gradually, bit by bit, down the site. Instead of being thrown up first, the choices aspects of the site are left to the last, and the best view is arrived at through artful seduction."

— Arthur Erickson. The Architecture of Arthur Erickson. New York: Harper & Row, 1988. p49.

The Creator's Words

"The David Graham house in 1963 launched my reputation as the architect you went to when you had an impossible site."

— Arthur Erickson. The Architecture of Arthur Erickson. New York: Harper & Row, 1988. p49.