DOI: 10.5176/2301-394X_ACE14.33
Authors: Mira Ramakrishnan
Abstract:
Adolf Loos, born the son of a stonemason in Brunn in Czechoslovakia, has been a major influence on the architecture of the turn of the 19th century. He played a critical role in shaping cubic architecture and giving it the refined status that it enjoys today. He was also the man behind spatial economy, back in the 1900’s, since when the term has acquired multiple and polished meanings through the century. However, his unconventional ideas and avant-garde statements have ensured that his design genius has been under constant scrutiny and extreme criticism.
This paper aims to throw light on the ambivalent response that his renowned essay ‘Ornament and Crime’ has garnered over time and attempts to clear the apparent discrepancies, within the limited scope.
Keywords: Adolf Loos, Raumplan, ornament, crime
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