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Adolf Loos
1870 – 1933
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAdolf Franz Karl Viktor Maria Loos was an Austrian and Czechoslovak architect, influential European theorist, polemicist of modern architecture. He was inspired by modernism and a widely-known critic of the Art Nouveau movement. His controversial views and literary contributions sparked the establishment of the Vienna Secession movement and postmodernism.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 10, 1870
Brno
Date of death
August 23, 1933
Kalksburg
Citizenship
Austria · Czechoslovakia · Cisleithania
Occupations & fields
architectwriterarchitecture criticdesignerphotographerteacher
Notable works
LooshausVilla Müller
- Field and occupation
- rakousko-český architekt
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