+PROF ROBERT HECK+
>of l.s.u architecture dept was like professor<
>john w. lawrence of the tulane school of<
+(PROF. JOHN W. LAWRENCE)+
>architecture, a deeply respected friend<
>to all alums who studied with them<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+HISTORY STUDY was PROFOUND+
>(google my sdsu oral history<
>for their kindness to me)
+to THESE TALENTED SCHOLARS+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>expanding my dialog w/ alum john messina<
>(we both had been students of bob heck)<
+(JOHN & TANIA ARE+
+VITAL SCHOLARS)+
>tonight i share 13 photos that might offer<
>topics to provide a good empathy dialog<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the secretive and inventively sly nature of<
>leonardo's daily genius would appeal to<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+LEONARDO DA VINCI+
>bob heck & john messina, (wry humor)<
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>profoundly both de vinci and cocteau have<>been designated as grand masters of the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+JEAN COCTEAU)+
>knights templar's priory-de-sion society<
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>it is significant that when john was a student<
>at lsu he rented an apartment from my dear<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+NAPOLEON HOUSE)+
>friends pat & betty staub, (seen here at the<
>"napoleon house" for my 80th birthday)<
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>john will remember that as early as when<
>he was my student at lsu i have provided<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY=
+KIT-OF-PARTS DESIGN+
>students w/ kit-of-parts design projects<
(here is alum arathy rangswamy @sdsu)<
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>dear tania messina, john's wife, will enjoy<
>my amazing experience of meeting a great<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+MICHELE, VIOLINIST)+
>french violinist on the rome night train to<
+(FRANCOIS de BOURBON)+
>paris. (here w/ her regal descended lover)<
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>"atlantis rising" magazine on underwater cities<
>(there are over 200 in the mediterranean sea)<
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>genetic memory and dna force fields gives<>us linkage (my italian ligurian "de savoy")<
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>john, "atlantis rising" magazine consistently<
>provides me w/ fascinating articles such as<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+KING DAGOBERT BEES+
>this one on bees…i have written much in<
>regard to gold bees & gruy king dagobert<
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>in 1982 just after "domus" published the<
>silvership, this concept came to me for<
+(MODERN PLANTATION+
+/ KEY TO LONGER LIFE)+
>a plantation for longer living formula,<
>plants being the key to longer living<
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>this desert residence-studio was designed<
>for the most brilliant scholar of esoteric<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+DIANE REED STUDIO+
>study that graced my sdsu classroom<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>john, this collage is especially for you<
>and your love for vernacular stores w/<
+MAGNOLIA PLANTATION+
+VERNACULAR STORE+
>your wonderful burdette st. in mind<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>john, my final offering to you, tania & all<
>our friends tonight is my favorite place to<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ST. JEAN CAP FERRAT)+
>find nirvana on this radiant planet earth<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+"HOTEL BRISE MARINE"+
+w/ ITALINATE BEAUTY+
>(behind the palm trees)<
+REMINDS us that FRENCH+
+LIGURIA was >ITALIAN<+
+when SAVOY PEOPLED it+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ALL BEST+ !… gene
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu
When will John Messina's book be published? I am interested in seeing it when it is.
ReplyDeleteGeorgia Chadwick