LIGHT IN THE EVENING SKY # 9 / 13 photographs for a monograph publication

+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS vs+

>(my >work and life< has<

>bridged these 2 focuses)<

+THE ARCADIAN SYNDROME+

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

>tonight, i show examples from both directions<

>of architectural orientation / as a professor the<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+

+SDSU ENVIRON DESIGN)+

>duty i felt was to intently seek better ways to<

>build / architecture is generally slow moving<

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

+DEAR PROF RENE PERALTA+

>it is very important to understand that my<

>program of teaching was not the standard<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+

+ENVIRON PROTOTYPES)+

>"this is style to build" but more importantly<

>"what are the >better building possibilities"<

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

+MY WORK IN LOUISIANA WAS+

+VERY MODERN but DIFFERENT+

>(no one else in >louisiana< was<

>persuing biomorphic & >round<

>structures that i ever saw there)<

+then STANDARD MODERNISTS+

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

                                      

 +TENSILE BIOMORPHIC+
>many years later i designed this arboretum<
>for the city park of new orleans as a tensile<
+(>RESILIENT< TENSILE+
+RESISTS HURRICANES)+
>biomorphic structure as part of an expansion<
>competition / >biotronics for plants radiance<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>(REMEMBER : our >resilient tensile< design<
>survived the san luis obispo storm  and >won<
>an all ca. univ. competition / others collapsed)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +CALIFORNIA BIOTRONIC+
>in california i was galvanized by a radiant<
>history of progressive thinking & designed<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>architecture w/ cosmic conscious biotronic<
>radiance / radiant architecture was a result<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +YOGURT SHOP 1993+
>the owner, art curator larry uruttia had a<
>love for cosmic consciousness and wore<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / YOGURT SHOP)+
>a metallic jump suit to work / this was a<
>synchronistic idea w/  fiber optic tables<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +SILVER SHIP 1980+
>my deceased wife, >marian olsen ray, loved<
>this family room in the silver ship / this was<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / THE SILVER SHIP)+
>the setting for many celebrative family events<
>birthdays, graduations / >wonderful memories<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +PIERUCCI VILLA 1982+
>an important concept for this >california<
>vineyard >plantation villa< overlooking<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / PIERUCCI VILLA)+
>the escondido wild animal park >is rare<
>that is >spreading the villa out in 3 units<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +JACUMBA SOL / 1973+

>not long after arriving in california i had an<

>opportunity to design a new community for<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>>> / JACUMBA SOL)+

>the >good people of madre grande< monstery<

>on a sloping site outside of jacumba california<

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

+LOUISIANA OEUVRE 1960-1965+
in a 5 year period >several projects< i designed<
>& >built in louisiana earned my teaching role<
+GOOGLE : >>> EUGENE RAY /+
+LOUISIANA ARCHITECTURE+
>below are 4 of those projects  (google ea. one)<
>(there are several other projects to cover later)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +SELIGMAN RESIDENCE 1962+
>this was my favorite of the early louisiana<
>commissions / cosmic consciousness was<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+SELIGMAN RESIDENCE)+
>very strong / this was my first round design<
>built / the french born owner a ship builder<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +WILTY RESIDENCE 1963+
>the first of my garden in the living room<
>designs / >later in california this concept<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / WILTY RESIDENCE)+
>was expanded to domes / LSU prof heck<
>considered this my most profound design<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +CLINIC ADDITION 1961+

>after i received my architectural license in<

>1959 and set up my office in covington, la,<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>> / CLINIC ADDITION)+

>this was the second of my completed works<

>i installed a >painting by my brother , ranny<

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

 +AUBERT INSURANCE 1960+
>the first of my completed projects / the<
>covington chamber of commerce later<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / AUBERT OFFICES)+
>moved into the left side /  >this project<
>gave a >new life< to a very worn town<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +TULANE EXHIBITION 1969+
>after 1965 and a year teaching at LSU<
>cosmic consciousness fueled my work<
>w/ three important projects in NOLAs<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+> TULANE EXHIBITION)+
>vieux carre / >this exhibition at tulane<
>reflected my >cosmic conscious work<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +SILVER SHIP 1978+
>roughly a decade after arriving in california<
>this first design sketch for a home & studio<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS)+
>in lajolla on a very steep "unbuildable site"<
>reflects cosmic consciousness / euro castles<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS >FUELED+
+BY a  1947 GIANT UFO MOTHERSHIP+
>(google : eugene ray /<
>> / ufo mothership)<
+SIGHTING OVER BATON ROUGE LA.+
+GALVANIZED>LIFES DESIGN WORK+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>note : an amazing synchronicity to this<
>1947 UFO sighting, is that in 1800 this<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+1800 FIREBALL CRASH)+
>same >neighborhood< of my childhood<
>was the setting for a >UFO crash that was<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / THOMAS JEFFERSON)+
>written up by thomas jefferson in his role<
>as president of a >scientific organization<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+SYNCHRONICITY : WE SAW A+
>(google :>  eugene ray /<
>fireball over positano)<
+FIREBALL >OVER POSITANO+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu