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.
The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future. The house thinks of the present. architecture
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
Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 other sayings from Robert Browning
22 other sayings from Robert Browning
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac
53 wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac
With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 more quotes from Isadora Duncan
5 more quotes from Isadora Duncan
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher
58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher