In 1948, the architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known as Le Corbusier, released one of his most famous publications titled Modular, followed by Modular 2 (1953).

From Vitruvius to Le Corbusier, the mathematical proportions of the human form have historically been used to shape and define architecture. Man is, essentially, the ultimate measure of all things ...

Architectural giant, the founder of modernism, the greatest architect of the 20th Century - just some of the accolades that have been attached to Swiss born Frenchman Le Corbusier (1887-1965). Perhaps ...

Le Corbusier 2.0 Through beautiful animations, this video by Alix Bossard introduces some of the most famous creations of Le Corbusier: Modulor, Villa Savoye and Les Cités Radieuses.

Organizers: Le Centre Pompidou venue: Le Centre Pompidou,Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 from 29/04/2015 11:00 until 03/08/2015 21:00. To commemorate the architect 50 years after his death, from ...

Each and every architectural detail is based on the Modulor, a system of proportions developed by Le Corbusier to harmonise the flat’s spatial dimensions with those of the human body.