Constructing a Modem Vienna: The Architecture and Cultural Criticism of Adolf Loos

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dc.contributor.authorMoss, Katie Nicole, 1982-
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-03T21:39:43Z
dc.date.available2010-09-03T21:39:43Z
dc.date.issued2010-06
dc.descriptionvii, 82 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en_US
dc.description.abstractAdolf Loos is most widely known for his essay Ornament and Crime (Ornament und Verbrechen), in which he sarcastically compares architectural ornament to the tattoos of "savages." Loos sought to modernize Vienna through the introduction of American and British culture and was known as one of Austria's most notorious cultural critics. Celebrated for breaking with the historicist culture of the late nineteenth century, Loos is often heralded as the father of the Modem Movement, but many of his writings and designs contradict such a classification. This thesis will explore the origins and motives behind Loos' s conception of modernism to suggest a better understanding of his role as cultural critic and architect in Vienna as well as his relationship to the architects and architecture of the subsequent generation.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommittee in Charge: Dr. Leland M. Roth, Chair; Dr. William Sherwin Simmons; Dr. Marilyn S. Linton;en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/10690
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Dept. of Art History, M.A., 2010;
dc.subjectLoos, Adolf, 1870-1933. Ornament und Verbrechen
dc.subjectOrnament und Verbrechen
dc.subjectArchitecture -- Austria -- Vienna
dc.titleConstructing a Modem Vienna: The Architecture and Cultural Criticism of Adolf Loosen_US
dc.title.alternativeArchitecture and Cultural Criticism of Adolf Loosen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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