Cultural evolution is equivalent to the removal of ornament from articles in daily use.

Evolution der kultur ist gleichbedeutend mit dem entfernen des ornamentes aus dem gebrauchsgegenstande.

Adolf Loos

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Topic

Cultural evolution Minimalism

Speaker

Adolf Loos

Medium

Lecture

Language

German

Time

1910 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Architect

From

Czech Republic Europe

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Original Citation

Loos, Adolf. "Ornament und Verbrechen [Ornament and Crime]." 21 Jan. 1910, Academic Association for Literature and Music, Vienna, Austria. Lecture.

Current Citation

Loos, Adolf. Ornament and Crime. Penguin Classics, 2019.

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Current Citation

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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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