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Le Corbusier Modulor Rule - An Innovative Tape Measure from the Master of Modern Architecture (Kit)
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Le Corbusier Modulor Rule - An Innovative Tape Measure from the Master of Modern Architecture (Kit)
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We picture the buildings of the high priest of modern architecture,
Le Corbusier, as exemplars of crisp geometric forms and industrial,
machined-age details, but we often forget that he integrated nature
and the human element into his compositions. Nowhere is this more
evident than the Modulor, Corb's own measuring system based on the
proportions of the body and intended to replace the sterile metric
system with a "more harmonious set of measurements." Never
achieving the universal acceptance he envisioned, the Modulor is a
fascinating look at Corb's efforts to reconcile human stature (in
this case, his signature man-with-arm-upraised) and mathematics.
This facsimile edition of the tape measure Corb made and carried in
his pocket in a metal film canister features the red-and-blue
Modulor system on one side of a flexible tape, and imperial and
metric markings on the other. This handsome object has a
fascinating history and is the perfect gift for the desk of any
architect, designer, modernism fan, mathematician, woodworker,
seamstress, or anyone interested in measuring.
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