LETTER #5 TO PROF. STOCK / tulane university, new orleans

+DEAR FRANCINE+

>genetic memory is a factor<

+(FRANCE-NOLA)+

>of my work in many ways<

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+SUGAR & INDIGO PLANTATIONS+

>have been an >important part of our degruy<

>cavaroc, foucher, debore, saulet etc families<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+

+FRENCH PLANTATIONS)+

>history has galvanized my >genetic memory<

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+COTTON & VINYARD PLANTATIONS+
>have also been an important part of our ray<
>cavaroc, lamothe, staigg, etc families lives<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+BORDEAUX VINYARDS+
>that i also believe has affected >memory<
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+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+

>a child of organic architecture was the<

>conclusion i reached based on my<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+TULANE EXHIBITION)+

>tulane work in >color-light-energy<

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+LITTTLE DID I REALIZE HOW+

+FAR MY >TULANE THESIS<+

>(my heart is filled w/<

>deep gratitude for<

>all who aided me)<

+WOULD EVENTIALLY+

+TAKE >MY EFFORT<+

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 >in california genetic memory fueled my<
>devoted effort to design and build new<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ CALIFORNIA VILLAS)+
>solar heated plantation chateau-villas<
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 >yesterday my old friend and lsu alumnus john<
>messsina sent a generous email informing of<
+GOOGLE :>>> JOHN MESSINA /+
+ARCHITECT-PHOTOGRAPHER+
>his gift of the photos he took of my work<
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>the thesis exhibition included color slides<
>of my architecture, ultra violet lighting &<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS)+
>a special >cosmic conscious sound tape<
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 >our home and studio in the sansouci forest<
>was a magnificent >jungle refuge where i<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ SANSOUCI PAVILION)+
>worked in the night to wonderful sounds<
>of japanese koto music & our river forest<
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 >in 1967 after building the 2 vieux carre projects<
>for the >trailor brothers and receiving the sdsu<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / 5000 PITT ST , NOLA)+
>invitation, we rented an apt at 5000 pitt st. in<
>nola to work on the >tulane thesis & teach<
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>francine, i sent a separate email to you this a.m.<

>about jean baptiste de bres(se) above, father of<

+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+

+JEAN BAPTISTE de BRES(SE)+

>salina & catherine de bres(se), our great grand<

>mother / salina a nola artist, taught at tulane<

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 >jean baptiste de bresse & john ray, our great<
>grandfather grew cotton at breston plantation<
>in north louisiana (we were there last year) /<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+FOUCHER PLANTATION)+
>in south louisiana foucher-de bore ancestors<
>grew indigo then sugar >(now tulane univ)<
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>next to our foucher de circe ancestors plantation<
>was the related de bore family plantation where<
>the great creole scholar, charles gayarre (above)
>set his magnificent >memoir of creole living<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / CHARLES GAYARRE)+
>foucher plantation was visited by louis philippe<
>who was head of french masons and i believe<
>influenced the >degruy domed templar mill<
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 >walled gardens were the primary factor<
+(PLANTS ARE RADIANT see/+
+"SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS")+
>of my last prototype for the city of n.o.<
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 >my last design in new orleans was this economy<
>housing for the ninth ward that would have been<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ 9TH WARD HOUSING)+
>able to survive katrina because of tilt up walls<
>/ sadly the city did not fund so i went to calif.<
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 >this is the announcement for the opening of<
>the apartment i designed for the trailor bros<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+TRAYLOR APARTMENT)+
>and the "architecture as soul" title shows<
>the devotion i had for >nola creole roots<
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 >this is a wonderful studio-office i had on<
>2nd street in the n.o. garden district where<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+GARDEN DISTRICT STUDIO)+
>i drew the plans for the 9th ward housing<
>(john & tania helped me move into here)<
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+HARPERS MONTHLY+
>francine, may i suggest reading the 19th<
>century "harpers monthly" article set on<
+(GOOGLE: HARPERS MONTHLY+
+/CHARLES GAYARRE ARTICLE)+
>the foucher plantation of our ancestors<
>written by the scholar charles gayarre<
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+"A LOUISIANA SUGAR+
+PLANTATION+
+OF THE OLD REGIME"+

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>reveals how this plantation was a very<

>vital locus w/ a school for children of<

>many creole plantation families and<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>/ ETIENNE de BORE')+

>linked to the related de bore family<

>adjacent plantation where sugar as<

>a profitable process was perfected<

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+THIS IS WHERE LOUIS PHILIPPE+

+STAYED DURING HIS VISIT TO+

>(the degruy templar domed<

>sugar mill was inspired by<

>louis philippe's nola visit)<

+N.O. W/ HIS >TEMPLAR VISION+
>(louis philippe friend<
>of thomas Jefferson<
>/ (monticello dome)<
+(FOUCHER RELATED to GRUY)+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu