VISIONARY GENIUS NICOLA TESLA / was ahead of his time

+ADDITIONALLY+

>nicola tesla wasn't the slave of generals<

>he was very >independent and favored<

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+>>> / NICOLA TESLA)+

>peaceful inventions over those of death<
>despite a campaign to direct his talents<
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+LEONARDO DA VINCI+
>as you know, >had similar< experiences<
>cesare borgia wanted his military ability<
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+LEONARDO's FORTRESS)+

>toward the end of leonardo's life he was<

>obliged to design tanks & amazing forts<

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+LOCAL ARCHITECTS >WANTED+
+ME TO TRAIN DRAFTSMEN NOT+
>(my fortune was an art dept<
>where >creativity was vital<
>tradeschool was left behind<
>our students >won awards)<
+CREATIVE DESIGNERS WITH A+

+TALENT for VISIONARY WORK+

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 >tesla's wardencliff >biotronic energy towers<
>would have revolutionized transportation &<
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+ / BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>put oilmen in the back seat but the forces of<
>greed saw to the end of tesla's energy effort<
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 >in the former french colony of louisiana<
>i loved the >vernacular world and could<
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+>> / FRENCH COLONY)+
>have easily settled for the >past< design<
>tradition of wooden box concept vision<
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 >the french tropic syndrome established strong<
>organic orientations in my louisiana work but<
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+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE)+
>something deep in my psyche (a ufo sighting)<
>encouraged radiant architecture to be essential<
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 >instead i wanted >cosmic consciousness and<
>a light weight affordable >leap forward< that<
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+ / TENSILE STRUCTURE)+
>buckminster fuller spoke so eloquently about<
>into a  >radiant relm of transcendental vision<
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 >the giant ufo mothership i saw at 15 years<
>of age has never let me down and as paul<
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+>>> / RUINS ON MARS)+
>hellyer, former canadian defense minister<
>says is as real as any commercial airplane<
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 >the >secretive world< of our french templar<
>people in >new orleans was >covered< over<
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+LOUIS PHILIPPE / NOLA)+
>until i discovered >why they constructed the<
>only dome sugar mill (louis philippe mason)<
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 >our degruy(ere), bresse, savoy, toucher<
>dagobert, st. simon, etc. ancestors in the<
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+>>> / PRIORY de SION)+
>ancient templar regions of france, spain<
>& italy >left much research info< for us<
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>egyptian magical picto-graphics is very radiant<

>and attractive to me w/ cosmic consciousness a<

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+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS)+

>powerful component / the transcendental stress<

>is one encouraging >radiant architectural vision<

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 >consistently while >researching knights templar<
>priory-de-sion, >bernard de clairvaux, st vincent<
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+>>> / ANCIENT EGYPT)+
>de paul etc i am led back to >egypt< for original<
>cosmic conscious >alchemy : vision-knowledge<
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>of my many >prototype designs for louisiana<
>the advanced sugar plantation concept could<
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+ / PLANTATION DESIGN)+
>save an industry that meant much to our 18th<
>century french creole degruy, & cavaroc, etc<
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+A >FAMILY< THAT+
+LIVES >TOGETHER+
>(chateau were a good<
>sense of place vision)<
+STAYS TOGETHER+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu