Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier created a system of proportions he called The Modulor, based on a famous ratio called (among other things) the Golden Ratio.

    Le Corbusier felt that the Modulor, which in essence applies the Golden Ratio to human height, would reconcile the needs of the human body with the beauty inherent in the Golden Ratio.

    He felt that if architects were to use such a system, they would find it relatively simple to produce forms that were both comfortable and attractive, and conversely would find it relatively difficult to produce displeasing or impractical designs.

    Le Corbusier put his theory to the test in many of his projects -- l'Unite d'Habitation at Marseilles and the city of Chandigarh in India are two examples. In Unite d'Habitation de Marseille, the Modulor drove the design process to the point that there are only seventeen dimensions for the entire building.

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