At a recent meeting at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London to which I was a party (June 18, 1957), the motion was before the house “that Systems of Proportion make good design easier and bad design more difficult.” The motion was defeated. But in the debate Le Corbusier’s Modulor was constantly referred to, and the distinguished architect, Misha Black, even said apologetically that “it must inevitably be in our minds as we discuss the motion.” Indeed, after the Modulor we must be for it or against it; it would mean deluding ourselves if we tried to be escapist or neutral. (查看原文)
In 1948 Le Corbusier surprised the architectural world with his Modulor. The book was quickly sold out. Le Corbusier himself, whom I may (perhaps not to charitably) describe as a cross between a prophet and a salesman of rare ability, brought the story up to date in 1954, with the publication of his Modulor 2.
What was the reason for the world-wide response to the Modulor? Was it due to Le Corbusier’s prophesy or his salesmanship? Each may have played a part, but many a prophet has cried in the wilderness, unheard. In all fairness, we must admit that the time was ripe for the Modulor. (查看原文)
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《踏着柯布的足迹走》。很精彩的合集。稍后我会贴上几章译稿，但是最好去对着原文读。