Adolf Loos August Sarnitz Taschen Gmbh Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Architecture

Adolf Loos (1870–1933) Was A Flamboyant Character Whose Presence In The Cultural Hotbed Of Early 1900S Vienna Galvanized Country’s Architectural Landscape An Impassioned Advocate Modernism He All-Out Rejected Grand Secessionist Aesthetic Prevalent At Time As Well Any Hallmarks European Fin De Siècle Instead Lectures And Essays Such Milestone Ornament Crime 1908 Articulated His “Passion For Smooth Precious Surfaces ” Advocated That Ornamentation By Its Nature Ephemeral—Locked Into Current Trends Styles Therefore Quickly Dated Himself Classicist Heart Argued Simple Timeless Designs With Time-Honored Structural Qualities This Essential Introduction We Explore Loos’s Writings Projects Legacy From Key Concept “Spatial Plan” Architecture To Rejection Decorative Fripperies Favor Opulent Fine-Quality Materials Crisp Lines Featured Include Vienna’s Café Museum (1899) Fashion Store Knize (1913) Controversial House (1912) Which Emperor Franz Joseph I Would Refuse Travel Past Bristling Rage Insolently Minimalist Σελίδες: 96 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0907 Διαστάσεις: 21X21Cm