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.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture | 2 |
| Le Modulor (1950 book) | 1 |
| Le Modulor 2 | 1 |
| Le Modulor 2 (1955 book) | 1 |
| Modulor | 1 |
| Modulor Man | 1 |
| Modulor system | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Le Modulor (1950 book)
Le Modulor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Le Modulor 2 (1955 book)
|
| field |
architecture
ⓘ
industrial design ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Le Modulor
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Modulor Man
|
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Chandigarh urban plan
Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp ⓘ
surface form:
Notre-Dame-du-Haut at Ronchamp
Unité d’Habitation, Marseille ⓘ
surface form:
Unité d’Habitation in Marseille
|
| usesUnit |
foot
ⓘ
inch ⓘ meter ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Modulor system
this entity surface form:
Le Modulor (1950 book)
this entity surface form:
Le Modulor 2 (1955 book)
this entity surface form:
Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture
this entity surface form:
Modulor Man
this entity surface form:
Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture
this entity surface form:
Le Modulor 2
this entity surface form:
Modulor