Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's

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

Monday, February 3, 2014

HANDS ON CONSTRUCTION / was our modus operandi


+FOR A DECADE IN LOUISIANA+
+ACTING AS CONTRACTER AS+
+WELL AS ARCHITECT WAS+
>saving many patron dollars<
+MY PROCESS OF BUILDING+
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>in california i shared this process w/ my<
>students until i was told if anyone was<
(+APPRENTICE LEARNING+
+A TALIESIN HISTORY+)
>hurt in class it would be my fault<
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>this is the completed railcar conversion sofa<
+APPRENTICE CONSTRUCTION+
>as constructed by my sdsu design students<
>using my silver ship working drawings<
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>one of my favorite louisiana radiant projects<
>as photographed by devoted LSU alumnus<
+AMERICAN HOME MAGAZINE+
>and friend , john messina of new orleans< 
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+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
>designed w/ cosmic vision and<
>apprentice constructed process<
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>"pictor's metamorphisis" is a restaurant that<
>i designed and built on india street in s.d.<
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>this was the second of two projects i built<
>with the aid of my students in san diego<
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>"pictors metamorphisis" possessed a combine<
>of cosmic and tropical reference elements<
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>the symbolic signage was my personal<
>painted cosmic conscious elements<
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>the aesthetic strength of these elements<
>was in 3d cut out cosmic symbology<
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>cosmic conscious symbology in signage<
>and interior color-light wall elements<
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+HANDS ON CONSTRUCTION+
>(sdsu environmental design)<
+WAS VITAL TO OUR WORK+
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>our early sdsu affordable housing prototypes<
>used self constructed super furniture units<
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>earth day annually gave us an opportunity<
>to build hands on geodesic structures<
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>our international exhibition for visionary<
>architecture was built by our students to<
+"ECCENTRIC PLACES"+
>my design and construction drawings<
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+HANDS ON APPRENTICE BUILDING+
>going back to my own beginnings<
+WAS A FLLW TALIESIN TRADITION+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

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