Adolf Loos

(1870–1933) österrikisk författare och arkitekt

Adolf Loos (Austria, 1870–1933) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Adolf Loos belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Adolf Loos was born in Brno and died in Vienna. Adolf Loos trained at University of Applied Arts Vienna, TU Dresden, and Stiftsgymnasium Melk. Adolf Loos worked in Vienna, Paris, and Czechoslovakia. Wikidata associates Adolf Loos with modern architecture. The students included Zlatko Neumann, Jean Welz, Josef Berger, and Otto Breuer.

The best-known works include ‘Looshaus’ and ‘Villa Müller’. The catalogue has 4 buildings by Adolf Loos. The dated buildings span the years 1899–1930. The buildings are in Gemeindebezirk Innere Stadt, Střešovice, and Vienna. They are in 2 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Adolf Loos belong to the ‘Functionalism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Margaret Armstrong, Koloman Moser, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Arnold Genthe, and Mary Colter.

• Looshaus
• Villa Müller
• Café Museum
• Haus Steiner