LIFE'S VITAL DYNAMIC / family, art, design & teaching

+SDSU ENVIRON DESIGN+

>had many fine students, some who i have had<

>the pleasure of renewing friendship linkage<

+(DAVE FOBES, JIM BOURKE+

+REPRESENT MANY MORE)+

>and enjoy knowing their progress in life<

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+TONIGHT'S PHOTOS+

>take us from that early classroom to a<

>look at my last exhibition at sdsu w/< 

+(LIFE'S DYNAMIC IS /+

+VERY IMPORTANT)+

>a study of some of the dynamics<

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+FAMILY WAS VITAL+
>tomorrow's blog will focus on<
>that essential part of dynamics<
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 >this early sdsu environ design class-studio<
>was our home in the original library room<
+(OL 301, W/ OUR MANY+
+DESIGN PROTOTYPES)+
>where new sdsu pres. golding was shown<
>the night he first arrived on the campus<
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>it was a pleasure designing for the roeblings<
+BIOTRONIC RADIANCE+
>who were very enthusiastic, grateful people<
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>the first california villa biomorphic residence<
>for the youngest of the roebling brothers is<
+(FIRST OF FOUR DESIGNS /+
+for ROEBLING BROTHERS)+
>a major effort to build ferro-cement design<
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>the silvership studio when i moved in was<
>sparse w/ the drawing board placed on<
+(SILVER SHIP STUDIO+
+AT THE BEGINNING)+
>produce boxes, drawings came strongly,<
>the radiant light & view were inspiring< !
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>at night in the courtyard of the aztec center<

>our sdsu synergetic environ class built<

+(RADIANT TENSEGRITY+

+/ RESILIENT, SYNERGY)+

>radiant structures w/ sound & light<

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

                                      
>the silver ship was a joy to daily living<
>w/ alfresco lunches and metaphysical<
+(EARLY DAILY LIFE+
+/ SILVER SHIP 1980)+
>collages appearing in the studio light<
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>i am very grateful for those years with<
>visions of marian & our children there<
+(LIFE IS AMAZING+
+IN ITS TOTALITY)+
>all discovering a new silver ship life<
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>in the important work of affordable houses<
>on sloping sites my suggestion is double<
+(RESISTANT TO EVERY+
+/ NATURAL DISASTER)+
>domes raised on conc cylinder storage<
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 >paladin villa is earth sheltered biomorphic<
>w/ flowing biotronic energy volume as i<
+(OUR EARTH OFFERS+
+GOOD INSULATION)+
>designed for a friend of the roeblings<
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 >clients came seeking california villa designs<
>and i provided them. (in some cases built in<
+(DYNAMIC FLOOR PLAN+
+BUILT INTO BOULDERS)+
>remote locals w/o my seeing them built)<
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>i made an effort to reveal the dynamic<
+(SDSU EXHIBITION, 1995+
+ART & LIFE COMBINED)+
>in my last exhibition at s.d. state univ<
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>my final sdsu faculty exhibition of 1995<
>studied carefully the dynamic before i<
+(FINAL CALIFORNIA+
+VILLA DRAWINGS)+
>caught malaria at a brazil conference<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LIFE IS WHAT HAPPENS AS /+
>jonn lennon observation<
+ONE MAKES OTHER PLANS+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu