Main entry:

Sarnitz, August.

Title & Author:

Adolf Loos, 1870-1933 : architect, cultural critic, dandy / August Sarnitz.

Publication:

Cologne, Germany : Taschen, ©2003.

Description:

96 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 96).
Introduction -- "The Poor Little Rich Man" -- Cafe Museum -- Turnowsky Apartment -- Adolf Loos Apartment -- Villa Karma -- Karntner Bar -- House on Michaelerplatz -- Steiner House -- Knize Men's Outfitters -- Scheu House -- Lainz Housing Development -- Chicago Tribune Column -- Spanner Country House -- Tristan Tzara House -- Josephine Baker House -- Moller House -- Villa Muller -- Khuner Country House -- Model Houses -- "Ornament and Crime" -- Life and Work -- General Maps.

Summary:

Widely regarded as one of the most significant prophets of modern architecture, Adolf Loos (1870-1933) was a star in his own time, known throughout Vienna as an outspoken, audacious dandy and moralist who defied the establishment. His work not only represented the beginning of modernism, with its stark, unornamented style, but also revolutionized architecture by introducing the concept of "spatial plan" architecture, which allowed for economizing space by designating rooms' sizes and heights based on their purposes. Loos also published numerous essays during his lifetime, the most notable of which is the oft-misunderstood "Ornament and Crime."

ISBN:

382282772X (pbk.)
9783822827727 (pbk.)

Subject:

Loos, Adolf, 1870-1933 Criticism and interpretation.
Loos, Adolf, 1870-1933
Architecture Austria 20th century.
Functionalism (Architecture)
Architecture Autriche 20e siècle.
Fonctionnalisme (Architecture)
functionalism.
Architecture.
Gebouwen.
Interieurs.
Villa's.
Austria.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Loos

Holdings:

Location: Library main 326134
Call No.: 326134
Copy: 1
Status: Available