MARIANNE CONWAY RAY / sailing the north atlantic to paradise

+NEW YORK TO SOUTHHAMPTON+

>(the captain >came on the<

>loudspeaker in heavy fog<

>w/ fog horns sounding...)<

+ABOARD CUNARD QUEEN MARY+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>enroute to england & france was a dream come true<

>for marianne and i on our >honeymoon in 2005 w/<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>> / LONDON & PARIS)+ 

>london, paris, vence & cagnes-sur-mer destinations<

>of >cultural joy & degruy family historical interest<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

+THE QUEEN MARY II+

>is not a cruise ship, it is an ocean liner w/ many<

>trans atlantic 7 day voyages in its history and<

+ GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>>> / QUEEN MARY II+

>marianne & i soaked up the >romantic milieu<

>of the best of >cunard navel design ambience<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >cunard british navel architects still provide<
>a >transcendental< atlantic ocean crossing<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the queen mary 2 is like an >elegant city on<
>the high seas. it moves rapidly w/ stabilizers<
+(MARIANNE : QUEEN OF+
+>>THE QUEEN MARY II)+
>for a smooth crossing of the north atlantic<
>(marianne was enjoying this very much)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >at dinner on the second night out the famed<
>captain came on the loud speaker (we were<
+(FOG HORNS & THEN+
+the CAPTAIN SPEAKS)+
>in heavy fog)…"ladies & gentlemen we are<
>directly over the >remains of the titanic"< !!!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the glass enclosed roof pool patio was our<
>favorite daytime mise-en-scene / >a happy<
+("PHANTOM" 7TH ROW+
+> / LONDON TICKETS)+ !
>moment was when the purser reserved us<
>"phantom of the opera" tickets in london<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it was at this ancient >knights templar locus<
>in vence france (think matisse chapel) that i<
+(SAVOY-VILLENEUVE+
+VALENTIN-GRIMALDI+
+TEMPLARS IN 16TH C)+
>saw the actual >entrance taken by >degruy<
>villeneuve savoy provence duke ancestors<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >at cagnes sur mer i found another mise-en-scene<
>filled w/ the history of our ancient savoy & gruy<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / CAGNES-SUR-MER)+
>villeneuve, barranger, voisin ancestors linked to<
>the dukes of provence w/ links at the castle here<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in paris our choice of >tensile structure was<
>seen in >piano & rogers "centre pompidou"<
+(MANY OF MY >BEST ART+
+BOOKS ACQUIRED HERE)+
>the french government fabulous museum<
>for all of the >french contemporary arts<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in paris we found excellent examples of<
>french architecture & design w/ "centre<
+(FINE 3-D METAL COSMIC+
+>RADIANT ENERGY< AD)+
>pompidou" filled w/ the best >french art<
>& in shop windows a fine shalimar logo<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >my work w/ radiant architecture biotronics<
>was >appreciated by the french in 1986 &<
+(RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
+APPRECIATED IN FRANCE)+
>they included me in the french architecture<
>& energy committee @ >nancy university<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >to france i brought my architectural oeuvre w/<
>the expanded dimension of radiant biotronics<
+(SILVER SHIP FEATURED+
+1985 >PARIS BIENNALE)+
>as something not yet found in the visionary<
>work in french & english architecture & art<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >we arrived in london >from paris by the high<
>speed eurostar under the english channel train<
+(EUROSTAR >RAIL STATION+
+VAULTED WAITING ROOM)+
>w/ the station design vaulted like the best of<
>our radiant architecture >tensile prototypes<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in london we stayed at the thanet hotel near<
>the british museum (see the rosetta stone) &<
+(LONDON HAD MY FAVORITE+
+AUDIENCE FOR >LECTURES<)+
>the theatre district where "rules restaurant"<
>is very old & features >historical graphics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the oldest classic english restaurant "rules" is<
>a fabulous dining pre-theatre venue as we<
>prepared to see that fabulous andrew lloyd<
+(RULES RESTAURANT IS+
+GRAPHIC ART MUSEUM)+
>webber >"phantom of the opera" on the<
>original stage w/ great early technology

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+IMPORTANT NOTE+

>please see >david fobes< Facebook page<

>where he has posted 5 excellent graphics<

+(DAVE FOBES AS MY SDSU+

+STUDENT ON FACEBOOK)+

>that he produced in my SDSU classes in<

>the 1970s & has recently found slides of<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+DAVE'S >AIR STRUCTURE+

+DESIGNS >PROGENDER A+

>(also see >dave's graphics<

>on my own Facebook pg)<

+USE by >NASA in TODAYS+

+SPACE STATION DESIGN+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu