Iannis Xenakis

Musique de l'architecture by Iannis Xenakis (in french)

architectural projects, texts, and realizations
Compiled with commentary by Sharon Kanach
Éditions Parenthèses December 2006. 448 pages
Numerous illustrations in b & w and in color. 28 €

This book is the first compilation ever of all of Iannis Xenakis's texts dealing with architecture and the relationships between music and architecture, and is structured under four main headings : "The Le Corbusier Years (1947 - 1959), "The cosmic city and other writings", "Xenakis: Independent architect", "The Polytopes". Xenakis's original material (presented and commented by Sharon Kanach), much of which was uncovered during the inventory process of his personal archives now on deposit at the music department of the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, is appendiced by an illustrated critical index of all of his architectural projects and realizations (Sven Sterken), a thematic bibliography (Makis Solomos) and a comparative chronology (biography, musical works, architectural projects, writings).