In the Library a 1:100 scale model of Loos’s unbuilt house for Josephine Baker is on display. This house designed for the singer and dancer would have boasted at its centre an indoor swimming pool lit from above by skylights. With its white and black striped exterior, the building would have stood out on the intended site in Paris. On today’s posting you can see photographs of the exhibition model being constructed.

This model is one of many exhibits in the Adolf Loos: The Plan in Space display, part of the Adolf Loos Season that begins on Thursday 24 February 2011 at the RIBA.

Model of Loos's unbuilt house for Josephine Baker

About Wilson Yau

I work for the British Architectural Library at the RIBA as part of a team to share news, images and information online about the activities of the Library and the fascinating items we have in our architectural collections – it contains over four million items, so there's plenty to see! If you’re curious about what we do at the Library and with the collections, or want to discover the latest about our education programmes, public events and exhibitions at the RIBA, please visit www.architecture.com

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