FLASH OF LIGHT # 9 / a christmas season review

+EUGENE RAY, ARCHITECT+

>(a christmas 2012 review<

>of >selected prototypes)<

+> / A CHRISTMAS REVIEW+

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

>i have selected 13 of my images for a<

>christmas season architecture review<

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+FLASH OF LIGHT #9 /+

>(architectural oeuvre)<

+TODAYS 13 IMAGES+

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+METAPHYSICAL GRAPHICS+

>are not shown in tonights 13 images<

>but i am showing biotronic designs<

+DEEP REFLECTION+

+OF GENETIC DNA)+

>tonight (metaphysic graphics soon)<

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>this is another example of a residential concept<
>in which the residence is a kit of parts inside<
+(GARDEN RESIDENCE+
+>INSIDE THE DOME)+
>of a domical "sky break" weather envelope<
>and a powerful garden radiates the interior<
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 >this collage graphic expresses the california<
>villa in a vivid way using color xerography<
+(COLOR XEROGRAPHY+
+AFFORDABLE MEDIA)+
>at the time it was first developed…media<
>that i adopted for its affordable clarity<
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 >in this case b&w xerography on color paper<
>is rendered in prismacolor pencil, all hand<
+(BEACH BUNGALOW / >+
+XEROX DESIGN PRINT)+
>drawn w/ hand lettered text & titles made<
>using different size plexiglass templates<
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 >this is the fourth california villa floor plan<
>made for the roebling brothers on a site<
+(EARTH SHELTERED+
+/ ROEBLING VILLA)+
>east of temecula california…the design<
>for a ferro cem. earth sheltered house<
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 >this biomorphic california villa design was<
>the first residence designed for the roebling<
+(BIOMORPHIC SHELL+
+/ ROEBLING VILLA+)
>brothers on rugged sites east of temecula<
>& using disaster proof ferro cem shells<
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 >large photo xerox print was made using color<
>xerography which causes much clear b&w<
+(B&W PHOTO PRINT VIA+
+COLOR XEROGRAPHY)+
>photo definition…this photo documents<
>the patio living room of the wilty res<
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>partial color rendering of my design for a<
>hotel in hong kong on mt victoria uses an<
+(PEAK HOTEL HONG KONG+
+PRINT VIA MY INVENTION)+
>invention i made using negatives printed<
>via blueline machines (reversing mage)<
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 >aerial photo of the silver ship made by<
>dennis woodard who installed all of<
+(SILVER SHIP AERIAL >/ +
+PHOTO / D. WOODARD)+
>the wiring and fixtures in the house<
>(who we enjoyed seeing this year)<
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>front elevation of the seligman residence on<
>the bogue falaya river in covington reflects<
+(COSMIC CONSCIOUS+
+ROUND ELEVATION)+
>the cosmic consciousness which linked w/<
>its powerful rounded post & beam image<
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 >the round cosmic conscious focus was vital<
>in all of my california work as seen in the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ SILVER SHIP STUDIO)+
>studio of the silver ship / mise-en-scene<
>of a quarter century of advanced work<
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 >the design for "yogurt encounters of the<
>best kind" expresses the power of the<
+(NATURE IS OUR+
+>>BEST GUIDE)+
>circle in developing an ambience of<
>flowing geomantic environ comfort<
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 >sales office for monte vedra new town<
>developed for german rocket scientists<
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>my early design concepts like this sales<
>office for monte vedra alabama.. (new<
+(MONTE VEDRA AL. FOR+
+>/GERMAN SCIENTISTS)+
>town for german rocket scientists) was<
>far more linear w/ less organic vision<
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+THE LOUISIANA OEUVRE+
+EARNRD REWARDS BUT+
>(overview summery<
>w/ care & thought)<
+THE CALIFORNIA WORK+
+WAS OF COSMIC VISION+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu