>(sdsu / 1969-1996<
>our years of effort)<
+THE EVENING SKY+
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>(if you like synchronicity, our silver ship<+(SILVER SHIP STUDIO+
+/>1699 NAUTILUS ST.)+
>address in lajolla was 1699 nautilus street)<
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+THE NAUTILUS SHELL HAS+
+TO BE OUR PROFOUNDEST+
>(biomorphic structure<
>at its very strongest)<
+LESSON FOR STRUCTURES+
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>(our exhibitions of 1995 and 1975<
>shown in tonight's photo lexicon)<
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>it was my pleasure to design one of our<>last sdsu exhibitions using econo logs<
+(SDSU / ED 1995)+
>waste plywood cores bought for $5<
>(commonly known as peeler logs)<
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>we used these to hang our house models<
>exhibited on circular composite wood<
+(SDSU / ED 1995)+
>chip precut rounds 16 inch diameter<
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>in the early 1990s our design research was<
>successful in all california competitions &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT)+
>this exhibition was one of our very best<
>(my taliesin west lecture @ this time)<
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>in the mid 1970s our work w/ pneumatic<
>structures was strong & dave fobes air<
+(SDSU / ED 1975)+
>brush renderings are seen featured<
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>in the mid 1970s i installed a comprehensive<
>exhibition of our advanced structures with<
+(SDSU / ED 1975)+
>light weight tensile & biomorphics special<
>w/ biotronic struct. domes, rammed earth<
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>our design graphics had advanced in a class<
>i wrote titled "environ media"…collage was<
+(SDSU / ED 1975)+
>a technique i had started in new orleans &<
>perfected in calif w/ video/slide lectures<
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>my goal was teaching advanced design<
>concepts expressed in graphics that had<
+(SDSU / ED 1975)+
>advanced data with aesthetic radiance<
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>in the mid 1970s our research & development<
>had reached a vital plateau seen in this solar<
+(SDSU / ED 1975)+
>heated residential prototype exhibit above<
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>this vignette in our sdsu studio classroom 301<
>was made about the time the editor of prog.<
>architecture mag had alerted cbs tv, los<
+(SDSU / ED 1973)+
>angeles who sent a crew to document<
>my work w/ radiant color and light<
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>so the cbs television station in los angeles<
>sent a crew down to document our work<
+(MY RADIANT MEDIA+
+BIO- INVENTIONS '73)+
>but they brought lights that ruined our<
>ultra-violet light radiant effectiveness<
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>grad student kotaro nakamura aided me<
>in a regional shopping center concept<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ "DESERT INCIDENTS")+
>that i evolved into "desert incidents"<
>this shall be the main design i leave<
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>in new orleans i had invented a technique<
>collaging fluorescent color paper on the<
>design graphics to express radiance as<
+(MY: BIO-RADIANCE+
+PHOTO TECHNIQUE)+
>photographed w/ ulta violet light and<
>using infra-red film in my leica 3-f<
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>i am very grateful to jim bourke who took<
>this photo & alice anda my last student<
>assistant who aided me when i retired<
+(GRATITUDE : MY STUDENT+
+ASSIST'S THRU THE YEARS)+
>after contracting malaria in brazil after<
>my last international exhibition/lecture<
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+"DESERT INCIDENTS" & DJED DEVICE+
+OFFERED IN CA. PALM DESERT AREA+
>(ufo/et back engineered technology<
>could advance architectural design)<
+TO PROVIDE OUR DESIGN CONCEPTS+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu