The design- philosophy of Charles- Édouard Jeanneret alias Le Corbusier is based on a system of harmony and proportion.

Being convinced of an mathematical order of the universe and persuing the traditions of Vitruvius and the Renaissance artists and theorists Leonardo da Vinci and Leon Battista Alberti he has developed his Modulor System by using the proportions of the human body.

In all of his projects Le Corbusier is applying this scheme, which follows the golden section, to optimize the aesthetics and functionality of his architecture.

In the twenties he became a vanguard of the Modern Movement by publishing visionary books, building his famous bright white houses and

developing progressive city plannings while in the thirties he turned to be more sceptical and dealt with more complex conceptions of cultural and architectural possibilities. For the establishment of the modern architecture Le Cobusier counted as a grandmaster whereas he was a surprising and charismatic paragon to his successors.