Le Modulor

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Le Modulor is a human-scale proportional system developed by architect Le Corbusier to harmonize architectural design with human measurements and aesthetic ratios.

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instanceOf architectural design tool ⓘ
proportional system ⓘ
aimsToUnify aesthetics and function in architecture ⓘ
appliesTo building dimensions ⓘ
furniture design ⓘ
urban space layout ⓘ
associatedWithArchitect Le Corbusier ⓘ
associatedWithMovement Modernism ⓘ
assumesStandardHeight 1.83 meters ⓘ
6 feet ⓘ
basedOn Fibonacci sequence ⓘ
golden ratio ⓘ
human body proportions ⓘ
conceptualizes idealized male figure of fixed height ⓘ
creator Le Corbusier ⓘ
developedInPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
documentedIn Le Modulor (1950 book) ⓘ
linked to: Le Modulor

Le Modulor 2 (1955 book) ⓘ
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field architecture ⓘ
industrial design ⓘ
urban planning ⓘ
hasComponent Modulor Man ⓘ
linked to: Le Modulor
hasCriticism limited cultural and gender inclusivity ⓘ
rigidity of standardized human figure ⓘ
hasGoal achieve visual harmony in built form ⓘ
relate architecture to human scale ⓘ
hasVersion blue series ⓘ
red series ⓘ
influenced post-war modern architecture ⓘ
influencedBy Vitruvian Man ⓘ
classical architectural proportion systems ⓘ
language imperial system ⓘ
metric system ⓘ
purpose harmonize architectural design with human measurements ⓘ
provide a human-scale system of proportions ⓘ
standardize dimensions in architecture ⓘ
ratioStep approximately 1.618 ⓘ
typeOfScale anthropometric scale ⓘ
proportional measuring system ⓘ
usedInWork Chandigarh urban plan ⓘ
linked to: Chandigarh

Notre-Dame-du-Haut at Ronchamp ⓘ
Unité d’Habitation in Marseille ⓘ
usesUnit foot ⓘ
inch ⓘ
meter ⓘ

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Le Corbusier → notableWork → Le Modulor ⓘ
Le Corbusier → notableWork → Le Modulor 2 ⓘ
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Villa Savoye → embodiesConcept → Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture ⓘ
linked to: Le Modulor
Immeuble Clarté → influencedBy → Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture ⓘ
linked to: Le Modulor
Le Modulor → hasComponent → Modulor Man ⓘ
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Le Modulor → documentedIn → Le Modulor (1950 book) ⓘ
linked to: Le Modulor
Le Modulor → documentedIn → Le Modulor 2 (1955 book) ⓘ
linked to: Le Modulor
Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette → usesSystem → Modulor ⓘ
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Unité d’Habitation, Marseille → designedAccordingTo → Modulor system ⓘ
linked to: Le Modulor
Unité d’Habitation de Firminy → influencedBy → Le Corbusier’s Modulor system ⓘ
linked to: Le Modulor
Le Corbusier’s Cabanon → usesSystem → Modulor ⓘ
linked to: Le Modulor