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.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture | 2 |
| Le Corbusier’s Modulor system | 1 |
| Le Modulor canonical | 1 |
| Le Modulor (1950 book) | 1 |
| Le Modulor 2 | 1 |
| Le Modulor 2 (1955 book) | 1 |
| Modulor | 1 |
| Modulor Man | 1 |
| Modulor system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Le Modulor Context triple: [Le Corbusier, notableWork, Le Modulor]
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A.
La Ville Radieuse
La Ville Radieuse is Le Corbusier’s influential utopian urban planning concept that envisioned a highly ordered, high-density city of towers set within open green spaces.
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B.
Unité d’Habitation, Marseille
Unité d’Habitation, Marseille is a pioneering mid-20th-century modernist residential housing block by Le Corbusier that exemplifies his vision of high-density, communal urban living.
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C.
Villa Savoye
Villa Savoye is a seminal modernist house in Poissy, France, celebrated as one of Le Corbusier’s most influential architectural masterpieces and a key icon of the International Style.
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Vers une architecture
Vers une architecture is a seminal 1923 book by Le Corbusier that articulates his modernist vision for architecture, emphasizing functionalism, industrial aesthetics, and the concept of the house as a "machine for living in."
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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement, is a transnational collection of 17 pioneering 20th-century buildings across seven countries that exemplify Le Corbusier’s influential ideas in modern architecture and urbanism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Le Modulor Target entity description: 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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A.
La Ville Radieuse
La Ville Radieuse is Le Corbusier’s influential utopian urban planning concept that envisioned a highly ordered, high-density city of towers set within open green spaces.
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B.
Unité d’Habitation, Marseille
Unité d’Habitation, Marseille is a pioneering mid-20th-century modernist residential housing block by Le Corbusier that exemplifies his vision of high-density, communal urban living.
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C.
Villa Savoye
Villa Savoye is a seminal modernist house in Poissy, France, celebrated as one of Le Corbusier’s most influential architectural masterpieces and a key icon of the International Style.
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D.
Vers une architecture
Vers une architecture is a seminal 1923 book by Le Corbusier that articulates his modernist vision for architecture, emphasizing functionalism, industrial aesthetics, and the concept of the house as a "machine for living in."
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E.
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement, is a transnational collection of 17 pioneering 20th-century buildings across seven countries that exemplify Le Corbusier’s influential ideas in modern architecture and urbanism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural design tool
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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
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6 feet ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Fibonacci sequence
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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
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surface form:
Le Modulor (1950 book)
Le Modulor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Le Modulor 2 (1955 book)
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| field |
architecture
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industrial design ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Le Modulor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Modulor Man
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| hasCriticism |
limited cultural and gender inclusivity
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rigidity of standardized human figure ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
achieve visual harmony in built form
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relate architecture to human scale ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
blue series
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red series ⓘ |
| influenced | post-war modern architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Vitruvian Man
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classical architectural proportion systems ⓘ |
| language |
imperial system
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metric system ⓘ |
| purpose |
harmonize architectural design with human measurements
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provide a human-scale system of proportions ⓘ standardize dimensions in architecture ⓘ |
| ratioStep | approximately 1.618 ⓘ |
| typeOfScale |
anthropometric scale
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proportional measuring system ⓘ |
| usedInWork |
Chandigarh
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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
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| usesUnit |
foot
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inch ⓘ meter ⓘ |
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Referenced by (10)
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