I have freed mankind from superfluous ornament.
ADOLF LOOSThe work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.
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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 work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it.
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He hates everything that wants to draw him out of his acquired and secured position and that disturbs him.
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The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not.
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Supply and demand regulate architectural form.
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Tattooed men who are not behind bars are either latent criminals or degenerate aristocrats.
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The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.
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How these people dressed, built their houses,
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The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice.
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Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement.
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Man loves everything that satisfies his comfort.
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How they lived, what was their religion, their art, their mentality.
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The room has to be comfortable; the house has to look habitable.
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The house thinks of the present.
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