PASSIFLORA RADIANCE / transcendental desert manifestations

+ENCOURAGEMENT+

>came to me during difficult times in the 1970s<

>when the >forces of power & money opposed<

>our effort to >save early california bungalows<

 >from destruction (that were very important for<
+(RALPH BOWMAN AND JOHN+
+REDLINGER / SDSU HEROES)+
>representing affordable, healthy calif. houses)<
>by alums like ralph bowman, john redlinger<
>& patriotic citizens tony ciani & joe tabler<
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+JOHN REDLINGER+
>was in my earliest sdsu classes & went on<
>to design the new san antonio sea world<
>after aiding our bungalow campaign by<
+(VITAL STUDENT BECOMES+
+>>SEAWORLD ARCHITECT)+
>drawing bungalow measured drawings<

>(as a student he lived in the bungalow)

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 +RALPH BOWMAN+
>was one of the best student assistants i ever<
>had at sdsu, absolutely indispensable in our<
>historic preservation efforts ( there were 3 )<
+(LEADING AUTHORITY+
+>>ON FILM HISTORY)+
>a scholar of film history ( his grand mother<
>was w/ flying A studios) ralph has become<
>a leading authority on calif. film industry<
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>many excellent students emerged from this<
>1970s sdsu classroom of mine & i am very<
+(UNISPHERE IS SEEN+
+IN THE >LEFT REAR)+
>pleased to see them on Facebook / notice<
>the domes, biomorphic & tensile designs<
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 >i adopted color xerography as the perfect<
>medium to document my design concepts<
+(EXHIBITION, PUBLICATION+
+IN >10 WORLD COUNTRIES)+
>& am amazed that the medium's advent<
>synchronized w/ >my need for it's use<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >tom davis will remember our  >early field trip<
>to arizona desert to arcosanti & "montezuma's<
+(50 SDSU STUDENTS+
+CAMP OUT FOR $50)+
>castle" sites / we camped out in a pneumatic<
>structure we built for a >cost of 50 dollars<
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 >for technical knowledge i had many years<
>of building affordable prototype houses in<
+(MY WILTY RESIDENCE /+
+NOLA TIMES PICAYUNE)+
>louisiana to draw from & large structures<
>i worked on for award winning offices<
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 >in the 1990s my work reached its zenith<
>with prototype designs using "biotronic<
+(RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
+MY No. 1 CONTRIBUTION)+
>radiance". / these concepts shall in the<
>years ahead provide longer life spans<
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 >for the monastery of madre grande located<
>at 4000 ft >east of san diego the prototype<
+(MADRE GRANDE USES+
+DOUBLE BIOTRONICS)+
>chapel, library & observatory< structure<
>uses both >sphere & cone for radiance<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >some of my happiest moments was when our<
>students won design awards / in this case the<
+(KEENER & TISCARINO+
+/ TERADA & BREUNIG)+
>los ángeles times apartment competition which<
>our students >won first place & second place<
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 >standing tall and proud on its steep mount<
>soledad slope the >silver ship has cosmic<
>conscious genetics with a powerful link<
+(CASTLES WERE MY+
+DNA INSPIRATION)+
>back to our gruy, cavaroc, foucher etc.<
>dna lineage providing a strong visage<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the vaulted roof which is >very strong< w/<
>geodesic type triangulations is economical<
+(LAMELLA STRUCTURE+
+>IS UNIQUE & STRONG)+
>because the lamella structure is made with<
>short 6 ft. long wood 2 by 8 frame pieces<
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 >the silver ship drawings, of which i made over<
>100, many of them studies, occupied much of<
>my spare time in 1977-78,,, >finally i hired 5<
+(DAVE FOBES  & MARIO LARA+
+CHRIS JUNG, JACK HOUSTON+
+DENNIS WOODARD >(& ME<)+
>eager students in 1979 & the historical effort<
>began on the very steep slope in lajolla ca<
>thru heat, cold & very discouraging rains<
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 >the results earned much publication and<
>exhibition in ten countries and our crew<
+(THE SILVER SHIP+
+LAJOLLA, CALIF.)+
>went on to admirable professional lives<
>and i am grateful for their heroic effort<
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+(THE OWNER OF THE+
+SILVERSHIP COULD+
+AID THEIR>EFFORT+
>by adopting the<
>subtle >details<
+ORIGINAL DETAILS+
+COMPARE PHOTOS,+
+RAILINGS, ROOFetc)+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu