Por uma arquitectura harmónica. Notas sobre uma arquitectura aplicável à escala humana

Abstract

The aim of this thesis is to understand the crucial role that Le Corbusier's metric system - Modulor - still plays in the contemporary architectural scene. The main goal is to comprehend how Modulor was used and how it still inluences the architectural intent in the design process i.e. the way architects interpret the relation between space, form and its appropriation. In order to understand the role of the proportional system in architecture seen as an harmonic system of space, in the portuguese architectural scene, we purpose the analysis of four case studies: Pavilhão das Ilhas Adjacentes, Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, by Mário Bonito and Piscina da Quinta da Conceição and Museu para 2 Picasso, by Álvaro Siza Vieira.