The model used in the animated rhythmic fantasy The Man with Modern Nerves is based on sketches of terraced Mexican pyramids done by Adolf Loos in 1923 for a visionary design of a city hall in Mexico-City. Known for the purity and simplicity of his style, Adolf Loos is one of the pioneers of modern architecture. The animated film with live action sequences could be described as an homage to Adolf Loos, but is, apart from being a personal, very intellectual approach, also an artistic version of a biographical detail.