SDSU TO MARS / domes, rammed earth prototypes, bay park

+RICHARD BUCKMINSTER FULLER+

>was our friend in the early days at sdsu and<

>was the most brilliant lecturer it was my<

+(41/2 HOUR LECTURE+

+WAS RADIANT W/+

+COSMIC VISION)+ !

>privilege to hear as a student at l.s.u.

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+THE GEODESIC DOME+

>his most popular vision,  (not invention)<

>was part of many such visions & if you<

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+/ GEODESIC DOMES+

>remember his "sky ocean world"map<

>was a gift from him to us @ s.d.s.u.<

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+SKY OCEAN WORLD)+

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>to qualify to live in our "radiant living dome"<
>it helps to simplify life style, like sahdus of<
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+/ WISDOM OF COSMOS)+
>wisdom and cistercians of saint bernard<
>(our prototype from my first sdsu class)<
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>there are several private american companies w/<
>moon & mars objectives..this very day the nasa<
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+/ MARS ONE PROJECT+
>maven will reach mars (plus india 2 days after<
>shall place a craft reaching a mars orbit)< !!!
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>as my first year teaching at sdsu progressed<

>i developed several dome inner structures<

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+ /  KIT OF PARTS)+

>designed so home owners could build &<

>add on elements as their family grew<

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 >buckminster fuller at blackmountain college in<
>the late 1940s when his closest friend was<
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+BUCKMINSTER FULLER)+
>isamu noguchi, the great cosmic sculptor<
>(alice anda was my '95 "fuller-100" asst)<
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 >one of our most profound public service<
>prototypes was this design for a chicano<
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+/ BAY PARK PROJECT+
>park situated near the coronado bridge<
>(geodesic structures were essential)<
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 >during that first year in california this art <
>and architecture building was my initial<
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+ART & ARCH. BUILDING+
>large california project w/ domical roof<
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 >after moving into our new lajolla abode i<
>was able to see many of my early designs<
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+/ RECYCLE PROJECT)+
>like this restaurant... recycled from a gas<
>station made for "model ex-offenders"<
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 >sdsu, e.d. alums dave fobes & jim bourke aided<
>my move by assembling shelves for the library<
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+UNISPHERE HOUSE BOAT)+
>that is to be given w/ my drawings to sdsu<
>("unisphere" houseboat original graphic)<
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>our early e.d. classroom at s.d.s.u. reminds me<
>of the many fine student assistants who have<
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+STUDENT ASSISTANTS)+
>aided me through the years that i am very<
>grateful to like edmund and jim bourke<
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 >i do not want to overlook our value of earth<
>oriented structures over the years and this<
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+/ RAMMED EARTH)+
>model for a african compound house has<
>always been a valuable teaching tool<
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>this residence in our own sdsu type dome<

>reminds me of many other students who<

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+RADIANT PROTOTYPE)+

>have assisted me like.. ralph bowman,<

>alice anda, don jader & tom davis<

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+TOM DAVIS HAS SENT ME+

+SEVERAL >PROFOUND<+

>(my deepest gratitude<

>to all my sdsu assi'ts)<

+"COSMIC" RESEARCH+

+THEMATIC PAPERS+ !

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 eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu