SILVER SHIP RADIANCE / gratitude fills our hearts

+LA JOLLA'S SILVER SHIP+

 >right after showing my work at the aspen design<
>conference in the mid seventies i found a lot in<
>nautilus street in la jolla that was very steep &<
+(I CLIMED UP THE 32% SLOPE+
+180% VIEW AN INSPIRATION)+
>i was able to borrow the money to buy the<
>lot and build a house, all in one bank loan<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+SABBATICAL+

>leave after 7 years teaching at sdsu provided<

>me the time to make 100+ graphic studies to<

+(I MADE OVER 100 "SILVER+

+SHIP" CONST. DRAWINGS)+

>build a three story 3000 sq.ft. studio home<

>i named it "silver ship" after a ufo sighting<

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+I HIRED 5 FINE STUDENTS+
>dave fobes, mario lara, chris jung, jack<

>houston, and dennis woodard to help<

+(I HAD BUILT ALL OF MY+

+LOUISIANA BUILDINGS)+

>me at an apprentice minimum wage<

>to build the "silver ship" structure<

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

 +MY GOAL WAS TO BUILD+

+BY HAND AVOIDING THE+

>(all of my oeuvre had<

>been built this way)<

+USE OF MACHINERY &+

+RETAIN VEGETATION+

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

>a youthful ufo sighting and a letter<
>from ray bradbury was inspiration<
+(HISTORY WAS MADE /+
+w/ DEDICATED WORK)+

>the students were inspired & eager<

>although w/o building experience<

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >dave and i in the trenches during the early days<
>of construction...roger utt helped (background)<
+(WE TRUNDLED SOIL IN+
+CHUTES TO the STREET)+
>during the difficult early days removing soil<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this photo taken of our "footprint" just before<
>the rains came that were horrendous, slowing<
+(OUR FOUNDATION+
+BEFORE THE RAIN)+
>our conc. pour, pumped from nautilus street<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >some of the over 100 sheets of hand made<
>construction drawings i made during my<
+(HANDMADE DRAWINGS+
+I HAVE GIVEN TO SDSU)+
>sdsu sabbatical,(note the isometric view)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i studied several different organizations of<
>the floor plan, positioning the kitchen so<
+(SEE THE ORIGINAL DESIGN+
+DRAWINGS ON THE RIGHT)+
>that marian would have a higher view<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i drew two different ways to build the,
>parking deck. this one using a steel<
+(THE SILVER SHIP AN+
+EARLY DRAWING,78)+
>pipe frame was favored but costly<
>so i went to curved conc blk wall<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >my favorite structural innovation was to<
>adopt lamella 6 ft long roof framing w/<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY/+
+LAMELLA CONSTRUCT.)+
>a history of use in warehouse building<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >an amazing synchronicity is that my degruy<
>ancestors & thomas jefferson both used the<
+(WAS I GUIDED BY THE+
+"GENETIC MEMORY")+ ?
>lamella frame for their 1790 dome design<
>(but i did not know this until recently)< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the silver ship studio became the setting for<
>many other creative concepts such as this<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / SHELL STRUCTURE)+
>design for a biomorphic shell residence<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the love for bungalows never left me as<
>seen in this 1995 design for a beach<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>/ ECO MUNDO)+
>resort bungalow w/ convertibility<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>space age technology was an inspiration<

>in our environ design prototypes class<

+LIGHT WEIGHT SPHERES+

+/ RADIANT & STRONG+ 

>w/ light weight biomorphics important<

>a prototypes approach for affordability

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

                                      

 >in january of 1972 just two years after<
>starting the sdsu, e.d program i loaned<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ RADIANT CONCEPTS)+
>ray bradbury a sheet of my slides and<
>this was his response just afterward<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it was in california that george adamski took<

>his famed "mothership" photo (R) the craft<

+("RADIANT ARCHITECTURE"+

+/ "UFO"CALIFORNIA VISION)+

>that inspired my vision in california design<

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

+MY DEEP GRATITUDE TO ALL+

+OF OUR SILVER SHIP ALUMS+

>(the original ship lives<

>forever in our hearts)<

+"FOR ONE BRIEF MOMENT+

+THERE WAS CAMELOT"+ !

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>note :  i am grateful for many facbook<
>comments that have come our way in<
>recent days , especially that of jack<
+(RADIANT GRATITUDE+
+FILLS OUR HEARTS)+
>houston….dave fobes continuous aid<
>to me to this very day is very special<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu