The first ornament to have been invented, the cross, was of erotic origin.
ADOLF LOOSThe work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it.
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I would be able to infer, form the shape of that button
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Be truthful. Nature only sides with truth.
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. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.
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How these people dressed, built their houses,
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Supply and demand regulate architectural form.
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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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The house has to serve comfort
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The house satisfies a requirement.
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Lack of ornamentation is a sign of spiritual strength.
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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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Thus he loves the house and hates art.
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The house thinks of the present.
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The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone.
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The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice.
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