Theorist
Adolf Loos
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Details
- Nationality
- Austrian
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Reason
- Subject
- Human centred
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Notes
[DRAFT] Austrian architect whose essay 'Ornament and Crime' (1908/1910) framed ornament as cultural and economic waste, and whose Raumplan organised dwellings as interlocking volumes; a pivotal influence on the purism of modern architecture.
Connections
- authored Ornament and Crime
- influenced Anthony Vidler
- influenced Le Corbusier
- proposed Raumplan
Sources
- Adolf Loos. Ornament and Crime: Selected Essays. Ariadne Press, 1998.
- Beatriz Colomina. Privacy and Publicity: Modern Architecture as Mass Media. MIT Press, 1994.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Adolf Loos." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/adolf-loos/. Accessed July 17, 2026.