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Canadian architect Arthur Charles Erickson was a native of Vancouver, BC, who studied architecture at McGill University (B.Arch 1950). Erickson's training at McGill primed him in the architectural principles set forth by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and Le Corbusier. Erickson formulated his own personal architectural aesthetic which proceeded from the influence of the Moderns as well as from extensive travel in Europe and eastern Asia. Erickson formed a partnership with Geoffrey Massey in 1963 and, with him, built Simon Fraser University in Vancouver (1969). In 1972 the firm of Arthur Erickson Architects was formed. The firm executed such major commissions as the Museum of Anthropology (1974-1976) and the Provincial Government offices (1974-1979), both in Vancouver. The firm completed the design of the New Canadian Chancery in Washington in 1990. Erickson also worked extensively on projets in the Middle East.

Arthur Charles Erickson, né en 1924 à Vancouver (Colombie-Britannique), a étudié l'architecture à l'Université McGill. La formation que Erickson a reçue à McGill l'a initié aux principes architecturaux mis de l'avant par Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer et Le Corbusier. Erickson a formulé sa propre esthétique architecturale sous l'influence des grands du modernisme de même qu'à l'issue de nombreux voyages en Europe et en Extrême-Orient. Il s'est associé à Geoffrey Massey en 1963 et a construit avec lui l'Université Simon Fraser de Vancouver (1969). En 1972, le cabinet d'Arthur Erickson Architects a été formé et a exécuté des commandes importantes comme le musée d'Anthropologie (1974-1976) et les bureaux du gouvernement provincial à Vancouver (1974-1979). En 1990, le cabinet a terminé la nouvelle chancellerie canadienne à Washington.

Lawrence Ermatinger was born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland and was baptized there on 29 October 1736. He was the son of gunsmith Laurentz Ermatinger and Anna Maria Buhl. Ermatinger became a merchant and was a partner in the London firm of Trye and Ermatinger. He migrated to Montreal some time in the 1760s, after the end of the Seven Years' War. There, he shipped goods to Michilimackinac and Grand Portage and provided transportation for goods and passengers going to England. Soon after arriving, he married Jemima Oakes, sister of his later partner Forrest Oakes. They had eight children together. After James Trye died in 1767, Ermatinger was required to return to London to settle some financial issues and, though he had to declare bankruptcy in 1769, he was able to return to Montreal and continue his business in 1770. Despite two fires and harassment by American administrators during the American Revolutionary War, Ermatinger managed to do consistent business in the fur trade and held a share in the North West Company through his partnership with Forrest Oakes (as Oakes and Company). He also continued to do business in shipping to and from England. He was very involved in lobbying for policy change in Canada to benefit the business community. He was also an early member of a Montreal Masonic organization. Over the years, Ermatinger amassed significant debt and in 1783 mortgaged all of his assets, eventually selling his house and withdrawing from business. He died on 6 October 1789.