Adolf Franz Karl Viktor Maria Loos was an Austrian and Czechoslovak architect. He was influential in European Modern architecture, and in his essay Ornament and Crime he abandoned the aesthetic principles of the Vienna Secession. In this and many other essays he contributed to the elaboration of a body of theory and criticism of Modernism in architecture and design.
Architecture arouses sentiments in man. The architect's task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise. architecture
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. home
The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future. The house thinks of the present. architecture
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 wisdom & wit from William Blake
32 wisdom & wit from William Blake
Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 more thoughts from Franz Grillparzer
6 more thoughts from Franz Grillparzer
For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 wisdom & wit from Storm Jameson
2 wisdom & wit from Storm Jameson
To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 other views from Victor Hugo
73 other views from Victor Hugo