Adolf Loos
An influential Austrian architect and theorist, he was a pioneer of modern architecture and a critic of ornament in his essay 'Ornament and Crime'.
Quotes by Adolf Loos
The house should be a place where one can live a life of generosity and kindness.
The house should be a place where one can live a life of gratitude and appreciation.
The house should be a place where one can live a life of humility and modesty.
The house should be a place where one can live a life of patience and perseverance.
The house should be a place where one can live a life of self-control and discipline.
The house should be a place where one can live a life of responsibility and accountability.
The house should be a place where one can live a life of integrity and honesty.
The house should be a place where one can live a life of respect and reverence.
The house should be a place where one can live a life of wonder and awe.
The house should be a place where one can live a life of creativity and innovation.
The house should be a place where one can live a life of learning and growth.
The work of art is a confession of weakness.
Architecture arouses us out of our everyday life and wakes us up to the desire to do a great deal of good.
Lack of ornament is a sign of spiritual strength.
Ornament is wasted labor power.
Modern men who feel at home even in the most ancient buildings.
Does it not suffice for a building to be beautiful? No!
The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art, which does not.
In architecture, the urge to decorate is fatal.
I do not understand how an aristocracy, which for centuries has been used to the most exquisite refinement, can endure the barbarism of modern ornament.