RADIANT IN LIGHT / lumiere in paris / synergy at sdsu

+AUGUSTE LUMIERE+

+1862-1954+

>was an amazing visionary who made the first<

>films shown anywhere to a paying audience<

+PARIS, FRANCE-19th C+

>had a long history of street performers<

>and shows for enthusiastic crowds<

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+SAN DIEGO, CA. 1969+

>synergetic environments a new class for<

>building environs & structures with<

+LIGHT=COLOR=ENERGY+

>was developed at san diego state univ<

>by your professor w/ a radiant vision<

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+ONE VISION WAS A CONCEPT+

+FOR DESIGNERS TO PROJECT+
>(via projectors into<
>spherical volumes)<

+ENVIRONS INTO SPHEROIDS+

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>in 1970 i constructed a public slide presentation<

>titled "architecture as situation / environment<

+(IDEC NATIONAL CONF+

+SAN DIEGO STATE U)+

>as light" given to a national conference of<
>interior designers at san diego state univ<
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 >we are increasingly closer to the day when<
>spherical home volumes shall become the<
+(REMOTE CONTROLED+
+VIRTUAL REALITY)+
>stage for designers to build with light<
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 >it was synchronistic that stanley kubric's<
>great film envisioning radiant futures<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ M.F.A. EXHIBITION)+
>opened the year of my tulane mfa<
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>prefabricated steel construction by eiffel made<
>this baja mexico church a reality and more<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+KIT OF PARTS DESIGN)+
>recently the great pompidou art museum<
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 >the great glazed pompidou art museum in paris<
>was originally programmed to have video<
+(PIANO & ROGERS W/+
+DENNIS CROMPTON)+
>projections at night on the exterior walls<
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 >in the year the red bungalows were built<
>in lajolla the lumieres opened in paris a<
+(1894 WAS A VERY+
+SPECIAL YEAR)+
>theatre to show their amazing films<
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 >wide eyed paris enthusiasts saw a naked<
>lady and a camel move by the optics of<
+(MOTION PICTURES+
+are REALLY STILLS)+
>still images projected in continuity<
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 >my vision (top) was the unisphere as a<
>setting for creating color/light/energy<
+(UNISPHERE BECOMES+
+SET FOR PROJECTION)+
>virtual reality environs remotely<
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 >our first sdsu environ design exhibition<
>was vital w/ synergetic radiance of 7<
+(ELECTRIC LOVE GARDEN+
+SDSU-ED EXHIBITION 72)+
>slide projectors & 2 film projectors<
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 >later exhibitions all had that ambience<
>featuring projectors & sound speakers<
+(SDSU-ED ANNUAL+
+EXHIBITION 1990s)+
>with prototype models as features<
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 >the radiance of the prototype structures<
>increased and the resilient tensile frame<
+(BIOTRONIC RADIANCE+
+TENSILE STRUCTURE)+
>became ultra dynamic & beneficial<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                                      

>the french with their long history of cinema,

>were generous in supporting my work &<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+NANCY UNIV. FRANCE)+

>ultimately honored my biotronic effort<

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>lumiere brothers were direct heirs of<
>leonardo de vinci's talent in making<
+(CINEMAGRAPHIC+
+THEATRE, 19th C)+
>a theatre for entertaining society<
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>this is a model of leonardo de vinci's famed<
>theatre of the 15th century w/ its ability to<
+(PROGENITOR OF VIRTUAL+
+REALITY THEATRE, 15th C)+
>change mode / (great projection screens)<

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>COINCIDENCE NOTE+

>i am not related to the eugene ray who<

>has been head of a space contracting<

+(ONE LIVED IN LAJOLLA+

+ONE IN VACAVILLE CA)+

>firm or eugene ray running for office<

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+EUGENE RAY ARCHITECT+
>(there are several other<
>american eugene rays)<
+FINDS ME DIRECTLY &+
>eugeneray1932@gmail.com<
+MY CURRECT E-MAIL+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu