No. 038
The Modulor
A Harmonious Measure to the Human Scale Universally Applicable to Architecture and Mechanics
Le Corbusier, translated by Peter de Francia & Anna Bostock
Faber and Faber, 1954
Selected by Sean Brickhill, First Editions Library
Le Corbusier's proportional system, built on a standing figure of 1.829m with the raised arm at 2.26m, generating two interlocking scales that follow the golden section. His stated aim was a grid that reconciled metric and imperial measurement for industrial production. First published in French in 1950.
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