Arthur Erickson's 100th birthday, June 14, 2024, will be officially celebrated as "Arthur Erickson Day" in the City of Vancouver. The City's proclamation, signed by Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, reads:

WHEREAS Arthur Erickson, born in Vancouver on June 14, 1924, was Canada’s most celebrated architect,
WHEREAS Arthur Erickson, shaped by Vancouver’s seas, forests, and mountains, connected every building to site and climate, from the tapering towers of Arthur Erickson Place to the cascading pools and gardens of Robson Square,
WHEREAS Arthur Erickson, convinced that areas of knowledge should not be separated, gave us Simon Fraser University, startling in its simplicity, reflecting the values and aspirations of a young university,
WHEREAS Arthur Erickson, inspired by the coastal villages of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific northwest, built the Museum of Anthropology, a sequence of experiences that celebrate the knowledge and ideas embedded in the artefacts,
WHEREAS Arthur Erickson, believing that justice should be visible and accessible, gave Vancouver a civic conscience in the sunlit terraces of the Law Courts at Robson Square,
WHEREAS Arthur Erickson, whose buildings have transformed cities and landscapes across Canada, the USA and around the world, leaves his legacy in the work of generations of architects, interns, and students who were inspired by him and continue to be guided by his principles and ideas,
WE PROCLAIM June 14, 2024,  Arthur Erickson Day in the City of Vancouver.