Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's

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

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

BUNGALOWS & SPORTS HOUSES / amadee gordini the sorcerer

+3843 CHARLES STREET+
>in baton rouge to a 10 year old boy in 1942<
>was a magnificent new bungalow that was<
+(BUNGALOWS HAD>+
+PORCHES w/ LIGHT)+
>the first home in a "new dayton place" tract<
>& where the boy learned building process<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+A TROPICAL GARDEN+
>and a vegetable "victory garden" was planted<
>during those early war years teaching me the<
+(PLANT KINGDOM WAS OUR+
+RADIANT BIO-EDUCATION)+
>powerful life inherent in the plant kingdom<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+WE WERE SURROUNDED BY A+
+TRACT OF HOUSES UNDER AN+
>(google : eugene ray<
>/ baton rouge boy)<
+INTENSE BUILDING ACTIVITY+
+I WAS ABSORBING IT ALL+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the aerodyne prototype beach bungalow of 1993<
>places the human body in a sphere near the sea<
+(NATURE IS OUR+
+/ > BEST GUIDE)+
>surrounded w/ negative ions & sound of surf<
>(see photo #5 for a maquette of this design)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>i loved the spirit of this 1952 maserati roadster<
>which like bugatti and others inspired my idea<
+SPORTS CARS CAUSED+
+/ > "SPORTS HOUSING"+
>of building sportif houses, light and spirited<
>(allard and gordini also fit into this formula)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >rare gordini hand built racing cars won first place<
>against odds like our environ design prototypes<
+(GORDINI RACING CAR LIKE >>+
+my "AERODYNE" PROTOTYPES)+
>won first place at san louis obispo in a storm<
>while the "nuts and bolts" projects collapsed<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >amadee gordini was my favorite racing sportscar<
>designer of the post war years...italian born he<
+(GORDINI, GENIUS OF FINE+
+>>TUNED RACING CARS)+
>settled in france where he designed cars so<
>good he became known as "the sorcerer"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >like a gordini or maserati sportscar my "aerodyne"<
>beach "sports bungalows" are light, tensile and<
+(MODRFN TROPIC BUNGALOWS+
+>SURVIVE TROPIC CYCLONES)+
>sportif w/ strong cross braced bent structure<
>(prototype opems like unisphere concept)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>although derelict now, this small baton rouge<
>bungaloid once was a very special home for<
>our family (side porch has been enclosed)<
+(LOCUS OF 1800 FIREBALL+
+PLUS 1947 UFO SIGHTING)+
>(i earned my first 50 cents stacking wood<
>for the carpenters building the houses)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                      
>the spirit of hawaiian & california surfing is the<
>same spirit as california bungalows plus my<
+(RADIANT AERODYNES+
+OF SUN, SAND & SEA)+
>"california sports house" prototype designs<
>(the racing cars of gordini fit this formula)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>my design for the silver ship reflects its cosmic<
>& california heritage plus its genetic memory<
+(SILVER SHIP AERODYNAMIC+
+LIGHT, STRONG, ECONOMIC)+
>back to the orient forest & degruy(ere) castle<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the egyptian-et djed pillar biotronic energy<
>device shall be a key source of research &<
+(RADIANT ENERGY+
+DJED PROTOTYPE)+
>development in the crucial years ahead<
>(fobes & bourque like the wright bros)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>biotronic radiance in the spherical domes reflects<
>the knowledge of the et influenced ancients and<
+(AERODYNE DOME DESIGN+
+>RADIANT w/ BIOTRONICS)+
>aerodyne beach bungalow prototype research<
>(radiant infra-red biotronic photo invention)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
 >the ufo "scout ships" photographed by george<
>adamski in 1952 emerging from the gigantic<
+("SPORTS UFO" DESIGN+
+>ADAMSKI GRAPHIC)+
>"mothership" (my sighting) reflects a prime<
>source of american back engineered tech.<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this historical photograph documents our first<
>off campus exhibition revealing my work plus<
+(RADIANT CONCEPTS FIRST+
+>CALIF. EXHIBITION, 1971}+
>my student work at mira costa college in 1971<
>(first ca. preview of many profound concepts)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in louisiana between 1960 & 1965 i built<
>the initial wave of "sports houses" for a<
+(LA. "SPORTS HOUSE" /+
+>TROPIC '60 VERSION)+
>cost 1/2 of standard construction costs<
>(progenitor of the california program)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+THESE HOUSES EARNED MY+
>(google : eugene ray / l.s.u.<
>teaching / tulane teaching)<
+TWO 1ST UNIV. POSITIONS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+GRATITUDE : JOHN W. LAWRENCE+
>dean of architecture, tulane univ<
+GRATITUDE : ROBERT W. HECK+
>prof. of architecture, la. state univ<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu<


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