Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's

Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's
Eugene Ray 1970's. photo credit: Tom Davis

Sunday, October 13, 2013

MAGNIFICENT CENTRAL LIBRARY / congrats to rob & kathy


+CONGRATULATIONS+
>accolades galore<
! +HOW WONDERFUL+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+SILVER SUN DOME+
 >crowns magnificent san diego central library<
>shading the world class scholars venue<
+JUST OPENED+
>complete with its own high school<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>thanks to old friends<
+ROB QUIGLEY, ARCHITECT+
(world class multi award winner)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >and his talented staff with<
+JIM DARROCH+
>and<
+KATHY HALIHAN QUIGLEY+
>wife, devoted partner and<
>our former sdsu student<
(+1970s+) 
>many years of effort<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TUCKER SADLER ARCHITECTS
(>later associated to the process<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+FIRST PHOTO VISIT+
>yesterday Marianne and i had a wonderful<
>vist and took the enclosed photos for<
+VERDICT FABULOUS+
>your vicarious, removed pleasure<
(+PAPER PRIMARY+)
>despite all kinds of electronics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


+ROB QUIGLEY+
>myself and student joseph phillips during<
>Rob's visit to our classroom to serve<
+1980s+
>as a guest urban design juror
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


+DOME & CONE+
>research was vital to our program<
+ENVIRON DESIGN+
>and Kathy Quigley was a leader<
>(radiant architecture essential)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SCHOLARSHIP+ 
(>one day i sent Kathy to interview<
>Rob for the class and before i<
+EARNED "A"+
>knew it they were married<) !
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 

                                                           
                                                               +RADIANT DOME+
                                                >one of Jim Darrochs tasks was to rappel<
                                                   >down the dome to inspect the welds<
                                                      >(good thing he's a veteran sailor)<
                                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                                                           
                                                          +NEW ORLEANS JAZZ+
                                                    >historical music records exhibited<
                                                         >in the huge music collection<
                                                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                                                 
                                                                  +GOOD DESIGN+
                                                         >lighting for individual desks<
                                                              >reflect care in all detail<
                                                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                                               
                                                                  +FLOOR COLOR+
                                                      >offer warmth and personal scale<
                                                        >in the impressive vast interior<
                                                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


                                                             
                                                                 +WORLD CLASS+
                                                   >impression is provided in the lobby<
                                                      >and great variety of individual<
                                                                 +NINE LEVELS+
                                                           >specialty collections and<
                                                                    +VITALLY+
                                                        >even an in-house high school<
                                                           >(i would have loved that)<
                                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



+GRATITUDE+
>to Rob, Kathy, Jim and all the great<
+DESIGN TEAM+
>who won the original competition<
>and gave us this magnificent<
>award winning quality<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CENTRAL LIBRARY+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>our special treats were in the art and<
(+PRIME DOME+)
>architecture section and on the top<
>floor the genealogy and the<
+RARE BOOKS+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

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