Adolf Loos

In Adolf Loos’ “Ornament and Crime”, the author has a forthright stance on ornamentation. According to Loos, implementation of embellishment disables society from progressing forward in contemporary culture. Referencing to the Papuan’s choice to decorate without restraint, Loos delineates a stark contrast between modern and tribal perspectives relating to ornamentation. In other words, the “evolution of culture” removes the dependency on decoration as a means of expression (Loos, 167). In addition, Loos warns the individual that style and ornamentation are not interchangeable; style evokes new facets of meaning while ornamentation augments superfluousness. Loos claims people tend to associate simplicity and minimalism as synonymous with terms…

ago can still resonate today. However, like the ripples of a pebble thrown in a pond minutes ago, the world still feels the impact of Austrian architect, Adolf Loos. Loos was a man of intense opinions and a reflecting portfolio. The blunt forms of his buildings were in tune with the tones of his writings and opinions on architecture. He saw architecture as a movement and progression that was beyond any one man’s ability to change. Furthermore, he waged war against those who tried, insisting…

Introduction Adolf Loos and Le Corbusier were two of the world's leading pioneers in architecture and the most influential European theorists and critics of Modern architecture. Loos' most known writing was "Ornament and Crime," which encouraged the removal of decoration and the use of smooth and clear surfaces, in contrast to the lavish decorations that appeared at that time. His white stripped-down buildings influenced minimal massing in modern architecture and expressed lack of…

In fact, the notion is actually the reverse from what people thought. “The Poor Rich Man” by Adolf Loos illustrates the life of a newly rich man living in a house. The house was furnished and the owner’s clothes were designed by a designer, who also defined where should he use each of the apparels throughout his house. For the designer, there was no reason to change or add new objects. This story aims to show that the Secession houses were like a sarcophagus because life was coagulated in the…

The Holocaust: Extermination or simple segregation? The spark that ignited the flame of Adolf Hitler’s hate started in 1918, when he learned of the German surrender to the Allies of World War One. Enraged, he blamed the surrender on the people in Germany, such as the Jews and Slavs, which he considered to be undesirable and sought to build a Germany were no weakness could hold it down. Hitler sent the undesirables of Germany’s occupation to camps where they were exterminated, and the evidence of…

While the Judaism had become much more relevant in the 18th century the late 19th and early 20th centuries were a troubling time for Judaism. European countries were strict about their religions and Judaism didn’t quite fit in with them. During that time many Jews, especially from Northern Europe, were immigrating to the United States. Bringing Judaism to the United States allowed Judaism to make a fresher start, but Judaism in Europe was slowly going downhill. In a few years after the Jews…

Hitler seized this opportunity and grew the Nazi party reaching one hundred thousand members. (Thesis:) Hitler used the Jews as a scapegoat for the depression because the Jews were rich and prosperous and were easy to blame, yet he targeted other racial groups such as Slavs and Blacks and carried out his promises to German by the use of concentration camps. 1. A. Adolf Hitler; WW1: Adolf Hitler served as a Bavarian soldier in World War One for four years. Hitler earned two Iron Crosses of…

Different Countries, Same Crimes “Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking questions” (Primo Levi). There are common people every day who experiment; however, experiments turn evil when they prove genocidal to races. Throughout history, there have been events which most would like to change or forget; likewise, there are events which are repeated, even though the event…

Why was it that the Jewish community did not comprehend the oppression and segregation forming as the Nazi Regime grew? As the Nazi Regime gained more and more authority, the threat towards “non-Aryan” men, women, and children began to grow. Jews, Gypsies, mentally handicapped, and physically disabled, slowly began to see antisemitism directed towards them. As Nazism began to spread throughout Germany, Nazi oppression became worse and worse towards those who were not “Aryan”. Between Dignity and…

Lexey Seligman Mr. Sperisen Spring Research Paper May 13, 2015 Title For the rest of the world, World War 1 ended November 11, 1918. But for Germany, it continued on within the after effects of the War, mostly during the years of 1933 until such time as 1939. The First World War had an atrocious impact in regards to Germany. When the war had ended, Germany, along with other major countries, signed the Treaty of Versailles. After the signing of the treaty, Germany had a major downfall. This…