Quote by Adolf Loos
The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art whic

The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not. The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not. – Adolf Loos

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The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future. The house thinks of the present. – Adolf Loos

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Architecture arouses sentiments in man. The architects task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise. – Adolf Loos

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