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)
linked to: Le Modulor
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
linked to: Le Modulor
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
linked to: Le Modulor
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
linked to: Le Modulor
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