LETTER #4 TO PROF. STOCK / tulane university, new orleans

+DEAR FRANCINE+

>nature is our best guide was my<

>advice to architectural students<

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+SILVER SHIP STUDIO+

>became a vital mise-en-scene for developing<

>many concepts for advanced architecture &<

>after the 1980 sdsu retrospective exhibition<

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+LECTURES,  EXHIBITIONS+

+PUBLICATIONS,1969-96)+

>publications, exhibitions & lectures became<

>like bernard clairvaux's presses >important<

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+CALIFORNIA+

>was a special golden place in my psyche<

>our uncle lived in studio city (had been<

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+/ GOLDEN CALIFORNIA)+

>in the first tarzan film), our brother, an<

>artist, spent valuable time in california<

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+I TOOK A PLANE OUT+

>worked on the psa terminal in san diego<

>& sdsu hired me (but wanted a degree<

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+TULANE DEAN LAWRENCE)+

>so tulane's dean john lawrence hired<

>me to teach while i >earned the mfa)<

>(lsu arch. dept hired me sans degree)<

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+SALINA BRES GREGORY+

>mother of the famed sculptress angela<

>gregory had been a tulane newcomb<

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+/ JEAN BAPTISTE de BRES+

>also<ANGELA GREGORY)+

>art dept professor & was >my great<

>grand father john ray's sister-in-law<

>(jean baptiste de bres / degruy link)<

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>my painting in the silver ship studio was<
>made at tulane university for the thesis<
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+/ SILVER SHIP STUDIO)+
>exhibition / if was >special to me and<
>i gave it to the >silver ship purchaser<
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 >golden california gave me an opportunity<
>to design for sdsu a new curriculum that<
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+SYNERGETIC ENVIRONS)+
>featured "synergetic environs" building<
>full size >color light energy situations<
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 >golden california also provided an opportunity<
>to expand my vision for "radiant architecture"<
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+ / LONDON LECTURES)+
>which >won awards & invitations to lecture<
>in many european & south american venues<
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>golden california gave me an opportunity<
>to design this residential prototype that<
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+/ BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>combined spherical & conical volume<
>biotronic radiance for >good health<
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>golden california gave me an opportunity to<
>construct three >public service projects for<
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+ / PICTORS RESTAURANT)+
>people with a need / among them was this<
>india st restaurant,"pictors metamorphisis"<
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 >organic architecture was an inspiration for<
>my early days in louisiana & i spent hours<
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+SACRED SEED SAFARIS)+
>in louisiana natural environment safaris<
>taking photographs in nola back streets<
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>4 file cards of california work / 1980 review<
+CALIFORNIA DESIGN+
>hand written text / color xerography images<
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>4 file cards of louisiana work / 1980 review<
+LOUISIANA DESIGN+
>hand lettered text / color xerography images<
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>4 file cards of california work / 1980 review+
+CALIFORNIA DESIGN+
>hand lettered text / color xerography images<
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>4 file cards of california work / 1980 review<
+CALIFORNIA DESIGN+
>hand lettered text / color xerography images<
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>4 file cards of california work / 1980 review<
+CALIFORNIA DESIGN+
>hand lettered text / color xerography images<
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 >these five photographs illustrate a partial<
>catalog of my work in the 1980s with ea<
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+ / PARTIAL FILE CATALOG+
>photo holding four file cards featuring<
>a particular project from my oeuvre<
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 >a positive thrust of my work in california<
>was with biotronic structures explored in<
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+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
>my >silver ship designs and in my sdsu<
>prototypes & synergetic environments<
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>golden california gave me an opportunity to<
>develop a new type of affordable house in<
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+"SPORTSHOUSE" DESIGN)+
>extra strong domical enclosures where the<
>best have the garden inside the enclosure<
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>"SPORTSCARS"/ are a<
>healthy >open air design<
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+CALIFORNIA LIFE STYLE+
+ENCOURAGES>SPORTS+
>(environ prototypes was<
>a class i designed in ca)<
+>PROTOTYPE  HOUSE<+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu