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Adolf LoosIn 1870, Adolf Loos was born as the son of a
stonemason in Brno Czechia. He started in his father's sho where he
learned hismaterials. He st!died architect!re in "resden
#18$0%18$& and afterwards he went to the (nited )tates for
three *ears. In the)tates, he was most imressed b* the efficienc*
in b!ildin+s, clothin+ and ho!sehold f!rnishin+. He also admired
the n+lish ho!seand re-ected the erman 'em/tlicheit.' After the
death of his father, his mother wanted him into the famil*
b!siness. As a res!lt ofhis ref!sal the* broe ! and neer saw each
other a+ain. He alwa*s let his c!stomers a* the architect's fee in
nat!ral +oods. )o,een tho!+h he had no mone*, no car, no own ho!se,
he lied lie a mill ionaire with seeral women. In 1$&0, the
Czech resident,2asar*, offered him a life ension. "!rin+ his
ractice as an architect, he started his own school of architect!re.
He enco!ra+ed
his st!dents to +o to the (nited )tates. 3wo %now famo!s%
st!dents of his went there witho!t re+ret4 5e!tra and )chindler. He
wrotearticles in newsaers a+ainst the Art 5o!ea! and eseciall*
a+ainst the 6ienna )eccession. He also wrote a st!d* abo!t
therelation between ornamentation and crime. Lac of ornament is a
si+n of sirit!al stren+th he stated. He was a f!nctionalist
andoosed the idea of architect!re bein+ art. He inented the
'a!mlan' as bein+ the leadin+ idea in desi+nin+ a ho!se. He
hadfriends amon+ the intellect!al elite of the cit* lie ooscha,
9itt+enstein and )ch:nber+. In 1$&;, deafness and other
diseasesla+!ed him. In 1$&&, he co!ld not wor an*more and
he died in that same *ear.ein )aariste
Adolf Loos#b. Br!nn, Czechosloaia 1870
Adolf Loos was born in Br!nn, Czechosloaia in 1870. His st!dies
at the o*al and Imerial )tate 3echnical Colle+e inechenber+,
Bohemia were c!t short b* a two *ear stint in the arm*. After he
attended the Colle+e of 3echnolo+* in "resden forthree *ears, he
wored in the (.). as a mason, a floor%la*er and a dish%washer. He
eent!all* obtained a -ob with the architect Carl2a*reder and in
18$7 he established his own ractice. He ta!+ht for seeral *ears
thro!+ho!t !roe, b!t ret!rned to ractice in6ienna in 1$;8.
Adolf Loos +ained +reater notoriet* for his writin+s than for
his b!ildin+s. Loos wanted an intelli+entl* established b!ildin+
method
s!orted b* reason. He believed that everything that could not be
justified on rational grounds was superfluous andshould be
eliminated.Loos recommended !re forms for econom* and effectieness.
He rarel* considered how this
