FLASH OF LIGHT # 8 / a christmas season review

+EUGENE RAY, ARCHITECT+

> (a christmas 2014 review<

>of >selected prototypes)<

+> / A CHRISTMAS REVIEW+

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>this is the eighth night's blog in which<

>i have selected 13 of my images for a<

>christmas season architecture review<

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+FLASH OF LIGHT #8 /+

>(architectural oeuvre)<

+TODAY'S 13 IMAGES+

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+METAPHYSICAL GRAPHICS+

>are not shown in tonight's 13 images<

>but i am showing biotronic designs<

+(DEEP REFLECTION+

+OF GENETIC DNA)+

>tonight (metaphysic graphics soon)<

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>pieruccu villa , solar heated & decentralized<

>devoted to the process of vineyard growing<

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 >the california villa is a series of large plantation<
>type residences designed for rural sites removed<
+(CALIFORNIA VILLAS IN the+
+TRADITION OF >ITALIAN<)+
>from congested urban areas & devoted to the<
>growing of all important agricultural crops<
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 >bovenkamp california villa sited high in<
>the hollywood hills is designed w/ pool<
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+>/ CALIFORNIA VILLA)+
>and patio outdoor room garden focus<
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 >early biomorphic ferro-cement california<
>villa w/ very strong shell structure shall<
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+>/ FERRO-CEM. SHELL)+
>be able to resist hurricane & earthquake<
>devastation as threatens louisiana & ca<
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 >this floor plan working drawing of the<
>boothe residence in covington la. was<
+(MY FIRST HOUSE WAS+
+POST & BEAM CONST)+
>the first house i built as a registered<
>archt. & typical of my early work<
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 >the four pages of my architecture in the<
>japanese journal a+u of 1985 are the<
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+A+U JOURNAL / JAPAN)+
>best review of my oeuvre at the high<
>point of its evolution to biotronics<
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 >sir isaac newton, saint vincent de paul and<
>charles nodier looked over our shoulders<
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+>/ MATRIX FOR MAGIC++
>at sdsu as we constructed transcendent<
>biotronic magic matrix manifestations<
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 >color slides of my work became the media<
>for lectures, publications, teaching and<
+(COLOR SLIDES BECAME+
+EXHIBITION PASSPORT)+
>exhibitions starting in 1960 when my<
>oeuvre earned attention at lsu arch.<
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 >design of the ideal modern solar heated<
>wind energized plantation w/ expanded<
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+/ MODERN PLANTATION)+
>family (3 generations) accommodation<
>& employment became my passion<
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 >design of a "kit of parts" residence in a garden<
>inside of a "kit of parts" dome is in my view<
+(GARDEN RES. INSIDE OF+
+>>KIT OF PARTS DOME)+
>the most important housing prototype that<
>we explored in my years teaching at sdsu<
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 >it is fitting to have this collage as the climax<
>of tonights blog as it expresses the energy<
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+DOUBLE DOME HOUSE)+
>expanded in a double dome residense as<
>photographed in my sdsu media studio<
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+"RADIANT ARCHITECTURE"+
>(i am honored and thank<
>wun chok bong for his<
>adopting my title in his<
>new "gods machines")<
+VOL 2, DEDICATED TO ME+ !
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+COLOR=LIGHT=ENERGY+

>as i reflect amazingly<

>became my passion<

+50 CHRISTMASES AGO+ !

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 eugene ray mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu