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art especially in architecture of the 20th century. The name of the school was derived from the German word ‘hausbau’ that means ‘building of a house’.The reason was to have a unified education in art and architecture The basic principles was free spirit and being challenged from the time .

• His vision was to create a new form of building of the future that will combine architecture, sculpture and fine art. Then a great architect followed his work Mies van den Rohe who quoted ‘less is more’ and is the main idea behind the Bauhaus movement.

• In Walter Gropious work the house he built for himself caused a sensation those days in England when it was built in 1938..It was his house until his death in 1969.The concept behind this house is to try to mix up the traditional and modern style of architecture with a mix of materials. He combines wood and brick with glass, plaster and chrome banisters.

• I believe there is not strong connection of the Bauhaus movement with the project I am working with as it referring to the simplicity of objects. Even though the combination of different materials that Walter Gropious uses to built his house reminds me of the difference of old and new buildings in terms of materials which are obvious in the area my project is based in Shoreditch. In term of materials this is not seen only in the area my project is based but its is essential in the device I made. The device is a bag that is made by metal mesh and rough materials in contrast with what is designed to carry which is food. A material delicate and clean.

‘Architecture has, with some difficulty, liberated itself from ornament, but it has not liberated itself from the fear of ornament,” like Summerson observed in 1941.

Adolf Loos is well known for his leading style of 20th-century modern architecture. In the late 1890s, when Art Nouveau was at its peak, Adolf Loos began his practice in architecture but Loos was not affected by the popular Art Nouveau at all. His famous manifesto; “Ornament and Crime” was clearly shown his thought against the conventional architectural wisdom of the 19th century. He claimed that architecture and the applied arts could do without any ornament.

From the fact that he had lived in the United States made his rationalist design theories were strongly influenced by his stay. He admired American works of engineering. His design often included smooth, minimal decorated wall surface, honest and functional, so-called austere.

After I looked at his style, I am fascinated by the simplicity of his exterior designs; facades, flat roofs, white walls, and horizontal windows without any moldings, together with open plans. The simplicity of it simply caught my eyes and made me wonder what is behind the walls.

The Loohaus

His early work was done in 1898 for the Goldman and Salatsch haberdashery shop in Vienna, where he applied his design principles and undoubtedly illustrated his skill in articulate space design. The building provides four stories of apartments above the business floors. The business floors were originally a gentlemen’s outfitter, but are now a bank.

The steel concrete construction provides wide structural spans with flexible space use. The facade of the lower stories is quite lavish, chiefly through the rich, green Greek marble.

Despite the simplicity of his exteriors, Loos’ interiors were decorated comfortably, using BEAUTIFUL materials and elegant details. The interiors on the business floors are luxurious through the richness of their materials, contrasting a modern minimalism in the detailing.

To conclude, Loos proposed a strict functionalism, which in turn derived from the rationalism of Otto Wagner and from the theories of the great German architect Gottfred Semper. At the same time Loos also retained the respect for ancient architecture; which expressed in the regular use of classical architectural elements in his architectural designs. His writings and architectural works provided great inspiration to the architects of the following generation.