RETURN TO SDSU / gratitude to my friends

+SPECIAL OCCASION+

>it was poignant to return to sdsu to talk<

>to old friends & current students after<

+(I WROTE THE SDSU+

+E.D. PROGRAM / '70)+

>having taught there for so many years<

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

+PHOTOS WERE TAKEN+

>and i plan to show them when i can<

>have apple facilitate the move of<

+(SEE :>>DAVE FOBES+

+FACEBOOK PHOTO)+

>photos to a blogspot photo roll<

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+OUR GRATITUDE TO ALL THE+

+KIND PEOPLE WHO MADE MY+

>(marianne and i are touched by<

>the gift of orchids given to us)<

 +TALK A SPECIAL >REUNION+

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 >professor's matthew higgins, philip<
>matzigkeit, dave fobes and kotaro<
+(3 ARE GRADUATES+
+OF OUR SDSU E.D.)+
>nakamura all helped make our<
>return a very special occasion<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this is my old classroom at sdsu in the<
>1980s decade when we won many<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/DESIGN AWARDS+
>awards in california competition<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >glen small architect & professor at famous<
>southern california institute of architecture<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+SDSU GUEST SPEAKERS)+
>was one of many guest lecturers we had<
>(our students won awards over theirs)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>"the endless house" by artist frederick kiesler<
>represents the organic biomorphic structure<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY / +
+BIOMORPHIC STRUCTURE)+
>that nature would build for man's housing<
>(glen built biomorphics in latin america)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >as i lectured for professor higgins a flash of<
>memory of my lectures in london at the two<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+BLOOMSBURY, LONDON
>architectural schools in old bloomsbury near<
>the british museum & virginia woolf's house<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >as we left the sdsu campus in the dark last<
>night i could not help thinking about the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+SYNERGETIC ENVIRONS)+
>synergetic environments we built on the<
>campus w/ air structures & projections<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >much of my talk focused on radiant architecture<
>the core of which can be found in feng schui &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ SACRED GEOMETRY)+
>sacred architecture geomancy in 2 hemispheres<
>i also focused on this blog as a new work of art<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >"lecorbusier and the occult", was one of the<
>special books i brought to share w/ friends<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+METAPHYSICAL VISION)+
>that give insight to metaphysical issues<
>(this book by jim marrs is very helpful)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i pointed out to the assembled scholars &<
>friends that having an artist like paul klee<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ ARTIST-ARCHITECT)+
>design one's home could result in a very<
>profound design like the matisse chapel<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >organic architecture of course is a vital basis<
>for "radiant architecture" and "nature is our<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE)+
>best guide" leads to sacred architecture w/<
>cosmic consciousness a very great asset<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >when i leave this earth, many binder books<
>w/ metaphysical and design graphics shall<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ GRAPHIC ARCHIVES)+
>be given to SDSU & THNOC archives<
>tracing the inspirations of my long life<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >at the dinner after my presentation i pointed<
>out that our daily "reality" could very well<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY / +
+HOLOGRAPHIC UNIVERSE)+
>be holographic and earlier i told kotaro that<
>japanese haiku was always special to me<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it meant much to me that marianne and dave<
>fobes were in the audience and as furniture<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+RADIANT FURNITURE)+
>is so special to dave i plan to publish my<
>furniture in a special blog very soon<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it pleased me that alums kevin & jasmine brekke<
>drove all the way from palm springs for my talk<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ GENETIC MEMORY+
>and i am reminded they lived very close to my<
>french-swiss ancestors castle of >"gruyere"<  

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

+KEVIN & JASMINE STRESS>HOW+

+IMPORTANT THE NEW MODERN+

>(we shall enjoy this in our<

>december visit this year)<

+ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM IN+

+THE PALM SPRINGS AREA IS+ !

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

eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu