Towards a Critical Regionalism: Six Points for an Architecture of Resistance This reading talks about rapid growth and development hindering the ability of people to design thoughtfully and meaningfully while also designing with our roots in mind. The rapid push for...
Ornamentation and Crime Summary: In 1908, Adolf Loos, an Austrian architect, described in Ornament and Crime how ornamentation is not fitting for the modern world. He believes that we must remove ornamentation from functional objects for society to evolve. There are a...
Summaries Ornament and Crime by Adolf Loose In this article, the author argues that ornamentation is no longer an expression of our culture. Nowadays, the society lacks an appreciation of ornamentation. From a moral concept and an economic view, the author mentions...
SUMMARIES Ornamentaion and Crime Loos describes how, in the modern age, the process of ornamentation stagnates the “evolution” of culture and society, and describes ornamentation as a crime. The foundation of his argument hinges on the idea that the world...
Author: Alex S. Summary of Ornament and Crime (1929) and Ornament and Education (1924) by Adolf Loos What place does ornamentation have in modern architecture? Perhaps very little, according to Adolf Loos. The value of ornamentation is dependent on several factors:...
