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[โ€“] Hamartia@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Back in 1911 this was cutting satire of Adolf Loos' minimalism. It's fairly infamous within the architectural world (or at least was). I think the text that came with it said something along the lines of: the most modern of men spots the zenith of aesthetic goals in an open storm drain.

It's a satirical critique of this: