The text for this post is: Oxford History of Art: Modern Architecture, Colquhoun A, 2002, pgs 77-86
This text is about the life and work of Adolf Loos (1870 - 1933). It explains his rejection of many of the accepted architectural movements of the time and how he became known first through his controversial articles. One of his most famous pieces of writing is 'Ornamentation and Crime' (1908) where he argues that ornamentation is being used to replace phenomenology. The reading gives a brief overview of his architectural work and styles.
I think that this piece is interesting because it shows how Loos rejected the norm and took an alternative route even if it was not conventional, but he had shown that he was not a traditionalist through his written work such as 'Ornamentation and Crime'. However, I do not think that it has affected my design or influenced me as I feel that it did not really show me any of Loos' Work and only told me about what he had done; without showing me his work it means I have little in terms of precedence to influence my work and the reading didn't particularly inspire me to do more research into his work.
This text is about the life and work of Adolf Loos (1870 - 1933). It explains his rejection of many of the accepted architectural movements of the time and how he became known first through his controversial articles. One of his most famous pieces of writing is 'Ornamentation and Crime' (1908) where he argues that ornamentation is being used to replace phenomenology. The reading gives a brief overview of his architectural work and styles.
I think that this piece is interesting because it shows how Loos rejected the norm and took an alternative route even if it was not conventional, but he had shown that he was not a traditionalist through his written work such as 'Ornamentation and Crime'. However, I do not think that it has affected my design or influenced me as I feel that it did not really show me any of Loos' Work and only told me about what he had done; without showing me his work it means I have little in terms of precedence to influence my work and the reading didn't particularly inspire me to do more research into his work.