| In search of the roots of minimalism in architecture : FORMAL SILENCE OF ADOLF LOOS | U traganju za korenima minimalizma u arhitekturi : FORMALNA TIŠINA ADOLFA LOSA |
| Architecture and Urbanism, Review paper [pdf] | Arhitektura i urbanizam, Pregledni rad [pdf] |
| ID: 3.2009.26.1 Number: 31 Month: 4 Year: 2011 UDC: 72.071.1Los A. [tmx] [bow] |
Dragana Vasilski
Institution: Union University Nikola Tesla, Belgrade | Dragana Vasilski
Institucija: Univerzitet Union Nikola Tesla, Beograd |
Abstract
Architectural examples of minimalism together with strict forms of modern movements and the possibilities offered by new materials and technologies contribute to the triumph of aesthetics, which has become a symbol of our times. Minimalism in architecture, as the most original contribution to the idea of simplicity in architecture today has its roots in different areas, as well as in the creation of prominent individuals – authors’ strong individualities that do not tolerate any kind of categorization. One such author is certainly Adolf Loos. His theoretical ideas regarding decorations were sensational, because while the modernists had a dilemma about where and how to place ornaments, Loos was adamant: his drastic solution predicted the complete elimination of ornament. In our time, minimalist architecture revives the simplicity of Adolf Loos, whose design rejected historicism and its parasites, decoration, on behalf of pronounced rationalism. It is possible to follow the guiding principle of his "formal silence" from Carl Andre to Herzog & de Meuron, as well as over the Mediterranean vernacular architecture to Alberto Campo Baeza and Alvaro Siza. | Apstrakt
Arhitektonski primeri minimalizma, kombinovani sa strogim formama modernog pokreta kao i sa mogućnostima koje nude novi materijali i tehnologije, doprinose trijumfu estetike koja je postala simbol našeg vremena. Minimalizam, kao najoriginalniji doprinos ideje jednostavnosti u arhitekturi danas, svoje korene ima u različitim sredinama kao i u stvaranju istaknutih pojedinaca – snažnih autorskih ličnosti koje ne trpe bilo kakvu kategorizaciju. Jedan od takvih autora je svakako i Adolf Los. Njegove teoretske ideje po pitanju ukrasa bile su senzacionalne – dok su modernisti imali dilemu oko toga gde i kako da postave ornamente, Los je bio odlučan – njegovo drastično rešenje bilo je njihova potpuna eliminacija. U našem vremenu, minimalistička arhitektura oživljava jednostavnost Adolfa Losa, čiji je dizajn odbacio istoricizam i njegovog parazita – ornament, u korist naglašenog racionalizma. Moguće je pratiti nit vodilju njegove „formalne tišine” preko Karl Andrea (Carl Andre) do Hercoga i de Merona (Herzog i de Meuron), kao i preko mediteranske vernakularne arhitekture do Alberta Kampo Baese (Alberto Campo Baeza) i Alvara Size (Alvaro Siza). |
| Keywords: minimalism, architecture, Adolf Loos, „formal silence“, rationalism | Ključne reči: minimalizam, arhitektura, Adolf Los, „formalna tišina”, racionalizam |
| Pages: 3-27 | Strane: 3-27 |