Adolf Loos Quotes

Be not afraid of being called un-fashionable.

Architecture arouses sentiments in man. The architect's task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise.

Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement. Otherwise stay with what is traditional, for truth, even if it be hundreds of years old has a stronger inner bond with us than the lie that walks by our side.

Supply and demand regulate architectural form.

Be truthful. Nature only sides with truth.

Man loves everything that satisfies his comfort. He hates everything that wants to draw him out of his acquired and secured position and that disturbs him. Thus he loves the house and hates art.