Architecture arouses sentiments in man. T
ADOLF LOOS. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.
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Lack of ornamentation is a sign of spiritual strength.
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The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not.
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I have emerged victorious from my thirty years of struggle.
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The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice.
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The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone.
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Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement.
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The bank must declare: here your money is secure and well looked after by honest people.
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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 house thinks of the present.
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Tattooed men who are not behind bars are either latent criminals or degenerate aristocrats.
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A vertical stroke: the male who penetrates her.
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The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not.
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I have freed mankind from superfluous ornament.
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The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future.
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