RADIANT BIO-CHRISTMAS / celebration in december 2016

+ANTOINE PRECOOK, architect+

>who became my Facebook friend recently has<

>pleased me considerably yesterday by posting<

+(PLEASE FOLLOW my+

+>"FACEBOOK" PAGE)+

>his design for a hotel proposal to sheraton that<

>would have a soft shroud w/ water outer cover<

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

+SYNERGETIC PROTOTYPES+

>my work since 1969 at SDSU explored this<

>softer & >bio-energy design approach many<

+(GOOGLE >>: EUGENE RAY /+

+SYNERGETIC ENVIRONS)+

>ways seeking Radiant Architecture as better<

>then >standard world wide box architecture<

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

+RADIANT BIO-CHRISTMAS+

>(for a softer, dynamic<

>radiant< architecture)<

+CELEBRATION / DEC., 2016+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

>tonight's message explores my own evolution<

>since the 60s for a softer Radiant Architecture<

+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+

+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE)+

>we saw a structure built in singapore like this<

>and now antoine makes this excellent proposal<

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

                                      
 +RADIANT / LAJOLLA 1969+
>after constructing 3 radiant color, light, energy<
>projects in the NOLA vieux carre and a tulane<
>exhibition in 1966-69 we moved to lajolla and<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>started my SDSU teaching / a radiant spheroid<
>residence was my initial effort in l.j. california<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +RADIANT / DELMAR 1995+
>near the end of my teaching career @ sdsu<
>we installed this exhibition desk at the del<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+> DELMAR EXHIBITION)+
>mar annual california fair / notice below a<
>series of >biotronic radiant environ plates<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +RADIANT / SDSU 1979+
>"museum of man" in >balboa park tried to<
>find funds in the late 70s to exhibit my bio<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+EXHIBITIONS 1970S+
>energy design / >CBS los angeles came to<
>my classroom for a video documentary 74<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SDSU,  / MIRA COSTA COLLEGE+
>(plus my IDEC conf lecture<
>were important early shows)<
+& ASPEN DESIGN CONFERENCE+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +RADIANT / TULANE 1969+
>after 10 years of >building & teaching i was<
>offered a career position at SDSU / this was<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / TULANE EXHIBITION)+
>the fuel for earning my MFA @ tulane w/ an<
>exhibition of >all of my oeuvre in diff media<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +RADIANT / SDSU 1971+
>two years later i designed & constructed a<
>large >exhibition at SDSU in multi media<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+> / SDSU EXHIBITION 71)+
>this was very cosmic conscious as a moon<
>landing had set the spirit of sn exciting era<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+RADIANT / LAJOLLA 1972+
>my research into the health expanding ability<
>in electromagnetic "biotronic" energy fueled<
+(RADIANT DESIGN for a+
+MODERN HEALTH SPA)+
>the development of >"people wash prototypes<
>(see books of the famed  patrick flanigan phd)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+RADIANT / LAJOLLA 1972+
>by 1972 i had lectured at CIDOC in cuernavaca<
>exhibited @ mira costa college & filmed by the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / RADIANT CONCEPT)+
>CBS station on LA / >this concept for biotronic<
>energy radiance< as a >process was very unique<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +RADIANT / S. DIEGO 1994+
>by the mid 1990s i had enough documenta<
>expressing the full range of radiant design<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / "LUCES" EXHIBITION)+
>concepts to construct this exhibition for an<
>exhibition >curated by dave fobes on light<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +RADIANT / LONDON 1994+
>by that time the >international exhibitions<
>publications and lectures< in 10 countries<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE)+
>reached a zenith by 3 UK lectures / the 1st<
>@ the famed >architecture assoc in london<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +RADIANT / SDSU 1994+
>each year at SDSU i would design & construct<
>a large exhibition of our >progress w/ biotronic<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / SDSU EXHIBITIONS)+
>prototypes / >film, slides & video expanded the<
>media / this is one of our last multi media shows<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +RADIANT / SDSU 1974+
>an important affordable residential prototype<
>for us was geodesic domes w/ gardens in the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+RESIDENCE IN DOMES)+
>dome / this provided a healthy radiant design<
>w/ the >spherical vortex augmented by ozone<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +RADIANT / UNSPHERE 1974+
>the ultimate >prototype for residential design<
>was the openable "universal spheroid" w/ the<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+UNISPHERE RESIDENCE)+
>"kit of parts"  internal changeable structure &<
>interior garden >providing maximum benefits<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +RADIANT / SHROUD 1989+
>by the late 1980s my effort for a softer bio<
>morphic, biotronic radiant architecture had<
>reached a plateau w/ this >tensile structure<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ARMSTRONG TEFLON)+
>using >domes & cones< for NOLA city park<
>a skin like "unisphere" was armstrong teflon<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ARMSTRONG TEFLON HAS A+
+>20 YEAR GUARANTEE< & IS+
>(perfect >long life fabric<
>for shrouded structures)<
+AVAILABLE IN COLORS AND+
>WHITE OR CLEAR< FABRICS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>it has been  >used on the san diego<
>convention center< by the canadian<
>architect arthur ericson many years<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SHROUDED >RADIANT DESIGN+
+SHALL EXPAND IN YRS AHEAD+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu