FLASH OF LIGHT #4 / a christmas season review

+EUGENE RAY, ARCHITECT+

>(a christmas 2014 review<

>of >selected prototypes)<

+>/ A CHRISTMAS REVIEW+

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>this is the fourth night's blog in which<

>i have selected 13 of my images for<

>christmas season architecture review<

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+FLASH OF LIGHT #4  /+

>(architectural oeuvre)<

+TODAY'S 13 IMAGES)+

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+METAPHYSICAL GRAPHICS+

>are not shown in tonight's 13 images<

>but i plan to show biotronic designs<

+DEEP REFLECTION+

+OF GENETIC DNA)+

>& metaphysical graphics very soon<

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>openable beach bungalow for eco mundo<
>resort on the gulf of california in mexico<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ BEACH BUNGALOW)+
>in the tropical zone of baja california<
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 >pictors metamorphisis restaurant constructed<
>on india street, san diego w/ the assistance of<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+/ FREE PUBLIC SERVICE)+
>my beginning students in the mid 1970s<
>(i also built a hair salon & fabric shop)<
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 >kit of parts economy, self assembled bungalow<
>in the california tradition of affordable houses<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+>/ KIT OF PARTS DESIGN)+
>designed for seaside & forest mise-en-scene<
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 >the most advanced & powerful residential design<
>of my entire oeuvre was considered for the silver<
+{MOST ADVANCED RESIDENCE"
+>/ USES BOTH CONE & DOME}+ !
>ship project on nautilus street in lajolla but was<
>finally eliminated as too advanced for lajolla<
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 >iran national library competition project uses<
>a 10 ft high steel space frame roof w/ pyrex<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+IRAN NATIONAL LIBRARY)+
>glass prefab vault roof over a large central<
>court and night back projection of history<
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 >the silver ship residence studio for my family<
>emerges in the dawn on its 32% slope site<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY+
+/ SILVER SHIP, LAJOLLA)+
>on nautilus built w/ the aid of four student<
>apprentices / (much publication all over)<
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 >the first of my biomorphic ferro cement shell<
>projects (1965) designed for a landscape<
+(FIRST BIOMORPHIC+
+FERRO CEM. SHELL)+
>architecture office in west virginia..this<
>design probably my best biomorphic<
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>first major us of color in my architecture is<
>this family room addition…from this i had<
+(FIRST MAJOR USE OF+
+COLOR IN MY ARCH.)+
>three color, light, energy nola vieux carre<
>projects realized in the next three years<
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>chapel, library & astronomical observatory for<
>madre grande monastery in one contiguous<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ MADRE GRANDE)+
>building uses cone & dome double design<
>over the central chapel locus structure<
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 >the first california villa design for the roebling<
>brothers is shown in this roof plan design to,
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ ROEBLING VILLAS)+
>be compared w/ three other designs i made<
>for the older brother & his accountant<
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>fabric shop in lajolla w/ "super graphic"<
>facade…executed w/ the aid of three<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>/ FABRIC SHOP)+
>student apprentices from my class<
>(third of 3 public service projects)<
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+NOTE+

>in the seventies i also designed residences<

>for citizens w/o a charge but i soon was<

+(PUBLIC SERVICE /+

+WAS IMPORTANT)+

>aware some kind of compensation was<

>necessary so i started charging 1/2 of<

>STANDARD DESIGN FEES+ !

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 +economy was always important<
>RELIGIOUS GROUPS FREE+
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+DESIGN FOR CHICANO+
+PARK & CITY CENTER+
+REDESIGNS = FREE+ !
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eugene ray,mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu