THE EFFECT OF EVERYDAY OBJECTS ON INDOOR REMODELING: LOOS AND LE CORBUSIER, "HOUSING PROFESSORS"

Abstract

In the early 20th century, a new phenomenon arrived in domestic architecture: the need for interior design with ready-made objects that were often heterogeneous. This revolution weakened the ideas of Gesamtkunstwerk (the Work of Total Art) and architects as Formmeister (Form Master). Yet some architects such as Adolf Loos and Le Corbusier realized and accepted the change of the paradigm. According to Loos' claims, residents had to organize the interior space by themselves. Instead, Loos assumed architects started to have a new role, which was Wohnungslehrer (Housing Teacher). In this context of architect's new task, Le Corbusier also tried to lead people to make the choice of functional objects and the modern "art of inhabitation" by using the publication of writings as well as architectural work.