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“Ornament is Crime” —Modernism’s rallying cry, beginning with Adolf Loos in 1910. Are we still doing this debate a century later? I think for the most part, n
by a4isms 5y ago
“Ornament is Crime”
—Modernism’s rallying cry, beginning with Adolf Loos in 1910.
Are we still doing this debate a century later? I think for the most part, not. It’s fine to like ornament. It’s fine to prefer form that follows function.
But getting angry about ornament? This can’t be good for anybody’s blood pressure.
- ng12 5y agoYes. I had the same thoughts as the author until I saw a house with vinyl siding and no shutters by the windows. It just looks ugly to me and I will happily spend the money so my house doesn't look like that.
- chmod775 5y agoI think they're funny, but somehow I don't believe that the people installing those want others to think "what a silly looking house!" Why not, instead of slapping two slabs of flimsy plastic next to your window as an afterthought, have ornamentation that looks good?