Adolf Loos: Ruminations and Revisions / Essays - Christopher Long

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In this new collection of meticulously crafted essays, acclaimed architectural historian Christopher Long confronts some of the enduring myths and misconceptions concerning Adolf Loos’s life, work, and ideas. Long’s probing examination of the writings of historians, theorists, and critics past and present offers an original and nuanced reading of Loos’s signal contributions to modern architecture and design. V této sbírce pečlivě napsaných esejů se uznávaný historik architektury Christopher Long postaví některým přetrvávajícím mýtům a mylným představám o životě, díle a myšlenkách Adolfa Loose. Longovo důkladné zkoumání spisů historiků, teoretiků a kritiků minulosti i současnosti nabízí originální a nuancemi propracovaný pohled na Loosovy významné příspěvky k moderní architektuře a designu.

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