LETTER #3 TO PROF. STOCK / tulane university, new orleans

+DEAR FRANCINE+

>"explorers gift shop" was my first project built<

>in the new orleans vieux carre and a favorite<

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+EXPLORERS GIFT SHOP+

>also<

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+TRAYLOR APARTMENT)+

>of mine because it was the first major work<

>of mine to utilize >color in a special way<

>(trailor apt. built later in the court yard)< 

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+COLOR=LIGHT=ENERGY+

>became my focus at tulane after building<

>the explorers gift shop & trailor brothers<

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+>>>/ AUFRERE / PERRY)+

>apt. in the nola >vieux carre on chartres<

>st. one block from our aufrere ancestors<

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+"ADVANCED DESIGN"+

>is the focus of this blog, which was suggested<

>by an email i received this morning asking if i<

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+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE)+

>associated >et interface< w/ advanced design<

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>(answer must focus on how the >vision for)<

+(VISION CAME QUICKLY+

+FROM DEEP RESOURCE)+

>projects drawn quickly (sansouci 2 weeks)< 

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>perhaps my career in architecture began in<
>1947 w/ the sighting of a huge ufo craft &<
>1948 w/ elise's >wright architecture book<
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+ / PLANTATION RUINS)+
>but my 1st car provided >plantation ruins<
>w/ dakin vital (designed cavaroc house)<
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 >francine, building our studio-home in the<
>sansouci forest was a transcendent event<
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+>>/ GLAZED PAVILION)+
>as much as plantation ruins fascinated me<
>(design for this $13,500 house came fast)<
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 >after the three vieux carre color, light, energy<
>cosmic vision constructions >the tulane work<
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+CORRESPONDENCE ART)+
>inaugurated our work in california & the<
>development of  >"radiant architecture"<
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 >correspondence art spread the vision like<
>bernard de clairvaux printing presses and<
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+/ ROUND STRUCTURES)+
>friends like john lawrence & john messina<
>have a  collection of my mail art graphics<
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>this drawing by leonardo da vinci of a geo<
>sphere in the 16th century predicted what<
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+>>>/ ET INFLUENCE)+
>advanced architecture >could become /<
>many believe davinci had et influence<
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 >another example of advanced architecture<
>by leonardo da vinci is this transcendental<
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+/ DAVINCI FORTRESS+
>fortress for >cesare borgia that has series<
>of >compound curve walls for strength<
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>in my silver ship studio in lajolla advanced<
>design equated to stronger (tensegrity plus<
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+> / ADVANCED DESIGN)+
>shell structure)>healthier (bio energy) and<
>economical (lighter) & >ecologic (earth)<
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 >my lectures in many countries featured all<
>of the advanced design concepts listed &<
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+> / SHELL STRUCTURE)+
>ferro cement shell structure was >vital as<
>flowing volume has >biotronic strength<
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 >my friend & lsu alumnus, architect-photographer<
>john messina, recorded this moment during the<
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+JOHN & TANIA MESSINA)+
>opening of the >trailor brother's nola apartment<
>(john just sent a great email >ref our exchange)<
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 >john will recall how i placed a drawing of the<
>governor's palace at uxmal on our class wall<
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+MAYAN-ET INTERFACE)+
>we expanded our mayan interest w/ safaris /<
>chakmool represents cosmic consciousness<
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 >it is the wormhole cosmic portal that apparently<
>allows extraterrestrial activity in our dimension<
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+ / EXTRATERRESTRIAL)+
>and there is much evidence for et influence in<
>& control of our destiny (why govt is afraid)<
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>there are a few >old friends still alive who<

>visited us in our >sansouci glass pavilion<

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+>>/ SANSOUCI FOREST)+

>/ john & tania messina >visited us there<

>(john photographed >much of my work<

>& arranged trailor new york coverage)< 

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 >my last image tonight is a special shadow box<
>wall i designed for the >explorers gift shop in<
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+>>/ MARTIN SENOUR)+
>new orleans that introduced much variety of<
>martin senour >euro-pigment radiant color<
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+COLOR, LIGHT, ENERGY+
>(california >provided<
>ultimate opportunity)<

+LED ME TO BIOTRONICS+

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>francine, it should be stressed that my<

>adopting post and beam construction<

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+ / POST & BEAM DESIGN)+

>in 1960 in covington provided more<

+LIGHT INTO INNER VOLUME+

>(see my paper on calif. bungalow)<

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+"HEALTH & LIGHT" BY>+

>(required student read)<

+JOHN OTT / MUST READ+

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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu