In this distinctive, bold print, Le Corbusier's theories of modular architecture are succinctly illustrated. Le Corbusier felt that there was an inseparable connection between painting and ...

ArchDaily is continuing our partnership with The Architectural Review, bringing you short introductions to the themes of the magazine’s monthly editions. In this post, we take a look at AR’s September ...

Discover the iconic modernist French architect at a major Centre Pompidou show that includes his painting as well as models for social housing. Centre Pompidou’s ‘Mesures de l’Homme’ takes the Modulor ...

Two contrasting books about Le Corbusier – one authoritative, the other gossipy – unintentionally complement one another, writes Joseph Rykwert Another Corbusier season seems upon us, with a ...

The golden ratio is obtained by looking for a particular rectangle. Let us imagine a rectangle of length b and width a. Inside this rectangle, we draw a square (an x a). We are left with a rectangle ...

There’s no doubt that history informs the present, especially in the realm of contemporary design born from the modernist canon. Students are regularly lectured about the significance of certain ...