{"product_id":"adolf-loos","title":"August Sarnitz: Adolf Loos [2019] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdolf Loos (1870-1933) was a flamboyant character whose presence in the cultural hotbed of early 1900s Vienna galvanized the country's architectural landscape. An early, impassioned advocate of modernism, he all-out rejected the grand Secessionist aesthetic prevalent at the time, as well as any hallmarks of the European fin de siecle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, in lectures and essays, such as the milestone Ornament and Crime of 1908, Loos articulated his \"passion for smooth and precious surfaces.\" He advocated that architectural ornamentation was, by its nature, ephemeral-locked into current trends and styles, and therefore quickly dated. Loos, himself a Classicist at heart, argued instead for simple, timeless designs with time-honored aesthetic and structural qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this essential introduction, we explore Loos's writings, projects, and legacy, from his key concept of \"spatial plan\" architecture to his rejection of decorative fripperies in favor of opulent, fine-quality materials and crisp lines. Featured projects include Vienna's Cafe Museum (1899), the fashion store Knize (1913), and the controversial Loos House (1912), which Emperor Franz Joseph I would refuse to travel past, bristling with rage at its insolently minimalist aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture series features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean introduction to the life and work of the architect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe major works in chronological order\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einformation about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eapproximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts, and plans)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarnitz, August \u0026 Goessel, Peter","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46574133281107,"sku":"9783836544672","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/sarnitz-august-goessel-peter-august-sarnitz-adolf-loos-2019-hardback-9783836544672-57844982841683.jpg?v=1727706004","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/adolf-loos","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}