The house satisfies a requirement.
ADOLF LOOSHow these people dressed, built their houses,
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The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future.
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The Potemkin city of which I wish to speak here is none other than our dear Vienna herself.
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How they lived, what was their religion, their art, their mentality.
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. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.
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Be not afraid of being called un-fashionable.
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The room has to be comfortable; the house has to look habitable.
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The bank must declare: here your money is secure and well looked after by honest people.
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Lack of ornamentation is a sign of spiritual strength.
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The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice.
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he architect’s task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise.
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The house has to serve comfort
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The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not.
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All art is erotic.
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I have freed mankind from superfluous ornament.
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Thus he loves the house and hates art.
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