ARCHITECTURAL SCHOLARSHIP / the future begins in the past

+PROFESSOR ROBERT HECK+

>of lsu architecture dept was an excellent scholar<

>and inspiration to all of his students & he must<

+(BLOG LOOKS BACK+

+to LOOK FORWARD)+

>be very happy that wun chok bong honored<

>our >interest in the past to make the future<

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 +WUN CHOK BONG+
>(bong chok wun is more correct chinese)<
>born in 1965 is a fairly young man & one<
>has to wonder how he became informed<
+(WE SHALL TRY TO+
+LINK VIA EMAIL)+
>about the history of biotronic concepts<
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+"BIOTRONIC ARCHITECTURE"+

>was not taught in architecture school<

>(it took me many years to uncover w<

>thanks to dr patrick flanigan's work)<

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+TODAY'S DEVELOPMENT+
>(note : dave sent a message today, that wun chok<
>bong has sent another volume to sdsu w/ a very<
>kind dedication to me & our architectural vision<
+(I AM VERY GRATEFUL)+ !
>dave placed this on Facebook w/ his own tribute<
+(DAVE'S AID TO ME HAS+
+BEEN VERY SPECIAL/ my+
+LEGACY GOES TO HIM)+ !
>i am extremly grateful for this & kind words by<
>him & my former student assist.ralph bowman)< !
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 >wun chok bong's first book "the gods machines"<
>has sold out and rightfully so….i used to take a<
+("THE GODS MACHINES"+
+>ENTIRELY SOLD OUT)+
>suitcase full of books to europe to support my<
>biotronic lectures (that he has in this volume)<
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>my gratitude to wun chok bong for his kind<
>acknowledgment of my inspiration to him<
+(RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
+in SAINT BERNARD'S TIME)+
>i shall make a report soon on his new book<
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 >saint louis was a kind & very christian king<
>who figures importantly in de gruy history<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+DREUX-GRUY HISTORY)+
>w/ their dreux-angouleme-la roche links<
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>prof bob heck, my good friend must be very<
>happy in his heavenly abode of the degruy<
+(FONTENAY ABBEY IS A+
+/ ST. BERNARD DESIGN)+
>association w/ st. bernard and his many<
>impressive design visions of simplicity<
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 >saint bernard as an architect had a very strong<
>desire for simplicity in design as seen in this<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY / +
+ST BERNARD ARCHITECT)+
>comparing of fontenay w/ bourges (above)<
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>prof. heck was a notre dame graduate & made<
>sure i knew all about notre dame cathedral by<
+(WEINGARTEN CRUCIFIXION+
+/ VITAL @  LE RAY CHAPEL)+
>assigning me an essay on that noble edifice<
>(a weingartener synchronistic /my 47 class)<
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>bob heck was greatly responsible for having<
>lsu invite me to teach and this collage of my<
+(HARVEST COLLAGE+
+for PROF BOB HECK)+
>radiant concepts / "roots harvest" is for him<
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>in the 1980s i came close to returning to new<
>orleans to construct this arboretum in the city<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ TENSILE STRUCTURE)+
>park expansion competition (tensile concept)<
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>the tensile reinforcing in my ferro cement design<

>for new orleans, expresses its great resilience in<

+(NATURE IS OUR+

+/ BEST GUIDE)+

>resisting tropical cyclones from the yucatan<

>& their origins off the coast of south africa<

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>this charming lajolla bungalow, "wisteria cottage"<
>is part of the irving gill-ellen browning scripps<
+(GOOGLE : IRVING GILL+
+/ DESIGNS IN LAJOLLA)+
>legacy and now houses the historic society<
>(it was once john coles radiant bookshop)<
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 >carol olten a very talented architectural writer<
>who wrote a wonderful piece on my work is<
+(MID-CENTURY MODERN+
+/ A GREAT EXHIBITION)+
>the curator of exhibitions for the museum<
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>the cottage entry walk w/ its magnificent wisteria<
>vine cover is for me a star of lajolla architecture<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
>(see official u.s. govt pdf)<
+LAJOLLA BUNGALOWS)+
>and i think of many of you enjoying this< !!!
>(especially prof gene cizek at tulane univ)<
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 >i also think of my talented student assistant<
>ralph bowman who assisted my efforts in<
+(L.J. RED BUNGALOWS WERE+
+GIVEN A SIMILAR PLAQUE)+ !
>behalf of the red bungalows at the cove<
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+RALPH WILL BE DELIGHTED+
+by MY RECENT EXPERIENCE+

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>yesterday i bought a 1988 copy of "california<

>architecture" / "historic american building<

+(SALLY B. WOODBRIDGE+

+AUTHOR / chronicle books)+

>survey" to find that of 6 lajolla buildings<

>texts our >red bungalows< are featured<

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+(SAN DIEGO NEEDS TO+

>(note : the official us govt<

>pdf of my preservation<

>papers is on the web)

+RESTORE THEM NOW)+ !

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu