Does it follow that the house has nothing in common with art and is architecture not to be included in the arts? Only a very small part of architecture belongs to art: the tomb and the monument. Everything else that fulfils a function is to be excluded from the domain of art. Adolf Loos architectureartbelong share on social
The Potemkin city of which I wish to speak here is none other than our dear Vienna herself. Adolf Loos citydearpotemkin Change image and share on social
The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone. The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort. Adolf Loos artbringcomfort share on social
It does not do to use it with forms whose origin is intimately bound up with a specific material simply because no technical difficulties stand in the way. Adolf Loos binddifficultyform Change image and share on social
At the beginning of the nineteenth century we abandoned tradition, it's at that point that I intend to renew it because the present is built on the past just as the past was built on the times that went before it. Adolf Loos abandonbeginbuild share on social
The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice. The bank must declare: here your money is secure and well looked after by honest people. Adolf Loos bankcourtdeclare Change image and share on social
The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not. The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not. Adolf Loos artartistcontrary Change image and share on social
The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future. The house thinks of the present. Adolf Loos artdirectionfuture Change image and share on social
Be not afraid of being called un-fashionable. Adolf Loos afraidcallfashionable Change image and share on social
The room has to be comfortable; the house has to look habitable. Adolf Loos comfortablehabitablehouse Change image and share on social
