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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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

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Le Corbusier notableWork Le Modulor
Le Corbusier notableWork Le Modulor
this entity surface form: Le Modulor 2
Villa Savoye embodiesConcept Le Modulor
this entity surface form: Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture
Immeuble Clarté influencedBy Le Modulor
this entity surface form: Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture
Le Modulor hasComponent Le Modulor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Modulor Man
Le Modulor documentedIn Le Modulor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Le Modulor (1950 book)
Le Modulor documentedIn Le Modulor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Le Modulor 2 (1955 book)
Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette usesSystem Le Modulor
this entity surface form: Modulor
Unité d’Habitation, Marseille designedAccordingTo Le Modulor
this entity surface form: Modulor system
Unité d’Habitation de Firminy influencedBy Le Modulor
this entity surface form: Le Corbusier’s Modulor system