| Title |
The Meaning of Harmony in Le Corbusier's Modulor |
| Authors |
Lim Sung-Hun ; Lee Dong-Eon |
| Keywords |
Modulor ; Proportion ; Harmony ; Resonance ; Space |
| Abstract |
This paper attempts to reveal a new meaning of Le Corbusier's Modulor. Le Corbusier's modulor has been taken as a kind of proportional system, in other words, the method of monolithic whole. But such an idea is grounded upon a misunderstanding of his concept. Modulor is more than a proportional system. It is the spatial expression that revives the meaning of harmony in modern architecture. Modulor composes the elements along its proportion, simultaneously resonates the elements in themselves. As it were, Modulor constructs forms and dissolves them concurrently. In this way, it harmonizes the modern cubic with the nature. Modulor revitalizes the traditional meaning of architecture. |