23. Polytropos: Iannis Xenakis, Engineer in Music and Architecture

Panayotis Tournikiotis is now a Professor Emeritus at the National Technical University of Athens, where he taught Theory of Architecture for more than thirty years. His research focuses on critical theory and history, and the way understanding the past contributes to the interdisciplinary formation of design strategies in architecture and urban planning. He has published and edited books, including Adolf Loos (1991, Éditions Macula), The Parthenon and Its Impact in Modern Times (1996, Melissa), The Historiography of Modern Architecture (1999, MIT Press), Architecture in Modern Times (2006, Futura), and The Diagonal of Le Corbusier (2010, Ekkremes). He organized many architectural events and actively participates in institutional boards and committees. Le Corbusier’s relationship with Greece and his collaboration with Greek architects and engineers in Paris is an ongoing chapter in his most recent research. He is the president of the European Architectural History Network (EAHN).