January 1, 1979Environment and Planning B Planning and Design

The early relationship of Le Corbusier to the 'golden number'

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Abstract

That Le Corbusier used the ‘golden number’ in Le Modulor is well known. This paper examines his earlier attitude toward the ‘golden number’ as a system of proportion.

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Roger Fischler (1979) studied this question.

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Abstract

That Le Corbusier used the ‘golden number’ in Le Modulor is well known. This paper examines his earlier attitude toward the ‘golden number’ as a system of proportion.