If nothing were left of an extinct race but a single button, I would be able to infer, form the shape of that button, how these people dressed, built… - Adolf Loos

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If nothing were left of an extinct race but a single button, I would be able to infer, form the shape of that button, how these people dressed, built their houses, how they lived, what was their religion, their art, their mentality.

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About Adolf Loos

Adolf Loos (10 December 1870 – 23 August 1933) was one of the most important and influential Austrian and Czechoslovak architects of European Modern architecture.

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Alternative Names: Adolf Franz Karl Viktor Maria Loos Adolph Loos

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