This is the second given sanctioned topic: Le Modulor.
According to a trustred source, Le Modulor is an anthropometric scale of proportions devised by the Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier (1887–1965). It was developed as a visual bridge between two incompatible scales, the Imperial system and the Metric system. It is based on the height of an English man with his arm raised. It was used as a system to set out a number of Le Corbusier's buildings and was later codified into two books. (taken from Wikipedia).
Le Modulor was used to achieve harmony in architectural compositions. So, Le Modulor is basically about a system used to determine and achieve the correct and perfect compositions of certain architectural projects. It is basically a measurement of a man. It provides rates of growth and ranges of motion for the waist, neck and all other parts of the body relevant to the design of objects and spaces. This impacts everything from a very simple design of a table to a complex compositions of a car. We need Le Modulor as a guideline towards a better design making.
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