Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's

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

Sunday, September 21, 2014

SDSU TO MARS / domes, rammed earth prototypes, bay park

+RICHARD BUCKMINSTER FULLER+
>was our friend in the early days at sdsu and<
>was the most brilliant lecturer it was my<
+(41/2 HOUR LECTURE+
+WAS RADIANT W/+
+COSMIC VISION)+ !
>privilege to hear as a student at l.s.u.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+THE GEODESIC DOME+
>his most popular vision,  (not invention)<
>was part of many such visions & if you<
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+/ GEODESIC DOMES+
>remember his "sky ocean world"map<
>was a gift from him to us @ s.d.s.u.<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+(GOOGLE : B. FULLER /+
+SKY OCEAN WORLD)+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>to qualify to live in our "radiant living dome"<
>it helps to simplify life style, like sahdus of<
+(GOOGLE: EUGENE RAY+
+/ WISDOM OF COSMOS)+
>wisdom and cistercians of saint bernard<
>(our prototype from my first sdsu class)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(
>there are several private american companies w/<
>moon & mars objectives..this very day the nasa<
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+/ MARS ONE PROJECT+
>maven will reach mars (plus india 2 days after<
>shall place a craft reaching a mars orbit)< !!!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>as my first year teaching at sdsu progressed<
>i developed several dome inner structures<
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+ /  KIT OF PARTS)+
>designed so home owners could build &<
>add on elements as their family grew<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >buckminster fuller at blackmountain college in<
>the late 1940s when his closest friend was<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+BUCKMINSTER FULLER)+
>isamu noguchi, the great cosmic sculptor<
>(alice anda was my '95 "fuller-100" asst)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >one of our most profound public service<
>prototypes was this design for a chicano<
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+/ BAY PARK PROJECT+
>park situated near the coronado bridge<
>(geodesic structures were essential)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >during that first year in california this art <
>and architecture building was my initial<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ART & ARCH. BUILDING+
>large california project w/ domical roof<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >after moving into our new lajolla abode i<
>was able to see many of my early designs<
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+/ RECYCLE PROJECT)+
>like this restaurant... recycled from a gas<
>station made for "model ex-offenders"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >sdsu, e.d. alums dave fobes & jim bourke aided<
>my move by assembling shelves for the library<
+(GOOGLE :  EUGENE RAY /+
+UNISPHERE HOUSE BOAT)+
>that is to be given w/ my drawings to sdsu<
>("unisphere" houseboat original graphic)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>our early e.d. classroom at s.d.s.u. reminds me<
>of the many fine student assistants who have<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+STUDENT ASSISTANTS)+
>aided me through the years that i am very<
>grateful to like edmund and jim bourke<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >i do not want to overlook our value of earth<
>oriented structures over the years and this<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ RAMMED EARTH)+
>model for a african compound house has<
>always been a valuable teaching tool<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>this residence in our own sdsu type dome<
>reminds me of many other students who<
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+RADIANT PROTOTYPE)+
>have assisted me like.. ralph bowman,<
>alice anda, don jader & tom davis<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TOM DAVIS HAS SENT ME+
+SEVERAL >PROFOUND<+
>(my deepest gratitude<
>to all my sdsu assi'ts)<
+"COSMIC" RESEARCH+
+THEMATIC PAPERS+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu









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