Abstract
Media of Communication (publicity, exhibitions) have been thoroughly examined for their contribution to the perception of modern architecture (Colomina, 1996). This paper analyses the relationship between letter writing and exchange and the design of the Amorgos house of Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001). It argues that epistolary discourse has been a significant medium by which a certain type of 20th century architectural space was produced. Based on archives the article pinpoints how embodied experiences of place have been translated into architectural space, through letters. This assumption may cast new light on the broader relation between tradition and modernism. Then, building upon the polyphony of letter writing, it sketches the model of collaboration among multidisciplinary professionals separated by distance that modern architecture initiated.
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