+CALIFORNIA RADIANCE+
>was a primary inspiration<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS YEAR+
+(1964 to 2014)+
+I HAD MY FIRST EXHIBITION
>(louisiana buildings)<
+OREGON STATE UNIV+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>five years later we moved to<
>radiant golden california to<
+DESIGN-TEACH+
>sdsu environ design program<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>silver ships are my inspiration as seen in<
(+SWISS BEAM SHIP+
+BY BILLY MEIER+)
>baton rouge as a boy of fifteen years<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>southern california had long been a draw<
+CALIFORNIA VISION+
>my brother and uncle both loved it<
>i had studied it very carefully<
>the light of lajolla shores dazzled me in the<
+CALIFORNIA LIGHT+
>early spring of nineteen sixty seven as i<
>worked on a PSA office, lindberg field<
>america's first aircraft conventions were<
+CALIFORNIA RADIANCE+
>w/ wright planes over lajolla california<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+"THE SILVER SHIP"+
>was a design synergizing the UFO sighting<
>and my love for ancient french castles<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>early silvership concept of winter 1977<
+INITIAL CONCEPT+
>(eventially 100 drawings by hand)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>completed "silver ship" residence w/ studio<
>on the second floor, archive on the third<
+(LAMELLA ROOF FRAME+
+BEDROOMS IN ENDS+)
>awnings on the first control sun and<
>raise and lower via a cable system<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>construction largely in 1979-1980 here
>are dave fobes and i with roger utt<
>in foundation excavation stage<
>this foundation photo gives an idea of the<
>steepness of the nautilus st. site in lajolla<
+(STEPPED FOOTINGS)+
>(soil was sent to the street via a chute)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS+
>eight of 100 sheets of drawings<>(it was my habit to draw each<
>sheet carefully by hand)<
>framing in upper right hand drawing and<
>roof frame in lower right hand drawing<
>early concept studies indicate entrance<
>underneath and into a rear patio<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SDSU ARCHIVE TO RECIEVE+>(thnoc archive the louisiana)<
+THE CALIFORNIA OEUVRE+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu
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