Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines

Knowledge Network · Feature · 2025

Arthur Erickson examining an architectural model with colleagues

Directors / Producers

Ryan Mah & Danny Berish

Producer

Leah Mallen

Executive Producer

Ray Mah

The untold triumphs and tragedies of Arthur Erickson, one of the twentieth century’s most captivating modernist architects.

Arthur Erickson and a colleague examining their work together

Arthur Erickson smiling during an interview

Light filtering through a circular architectural ceiling

A light-filled architectural interior with stone walls and timber details

The story

Arthur Erickson’s buildings changed the way we see the relationship between architecture, people and nature. Behind his celebrated public achievements was a complex personal life marked by ambition, love, success and loss.

Through intimate interviews with family, friends and colleagues, archival footage and his remarkable buildings, Beauty Between the Lines explores the man behind the work. The film traces his rise and fall, his fearless belief in himself and the enduring legacy of designs that continue to captivate audiences around the world.

Project milestones

The film was the Opening Night selection at the Architecture & Design Film Festivals in Toronto and Vancouver in 2024, followed by a 16-week theatrical release across Canada. Made for Knowledge Network, it is distributed in the United States by Gravitas Ventures.