TROPICAL ARCHITECTURE / affordable "aerodyne" kit-of-parts

+FORESTS (JUNGLES)

>have been vital to our family history<

>from the orient forest in france to<

+ORIENT+BARATARIA+

+SANSOUCI= (EDENS)+ 

>the louisiana barataria & sansouci<

>/ genetic memory is very strong<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TODAY+
>the lajolla light newspaper should<
>publish a letter to the editor that<
+(LAST AFFORDABLE+
+USA ARCHETYPES)+
>reminds of the >importance of the<
>red bungalows to informed people<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+MY PAPER OF THE 1970S+

+WAS >SUPPORTED BY+

+7 UNIV PROFESSORS+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>including the >dean of architectural<

>professors in the u.s., vincent scully<

+(MY PAPER IS >FOUND /+

+PARK SERVICE / PDF)+

>esteemed prof. of >yale university<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it was in the islands of the south pacific<
>and in india where the progenitor of the<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+HISTORICAL BUNGALOWS)+
>lajolla bungalows were developed w/<
>verandas used as out of door rooms<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >on tuesday marianne and i saw a vital<
>documentary on the south pacific at<
+(GOOGLE : I-MAX FILM+
+>>/ SOUTH PACIFIC)+
>the i-max theatre in our balboa park<
>it is an absolutely magnificent film<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the key >architectural feature of the lajolla<
>bungalows derived from the pacific island<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ VERANDA LIVING)+
>progenitors is the tropical verandas where<
>families would gather to catch breezes<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in the 1980s in my silver ship studio a<
>variety of >modern bungalows began<
+(GOOGLE :>>EUGENE RAY/+
+AERODYNE BUNGALOWS)+
>to appear on my lajolla drawing board<
>one small version had poptop sleeping<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >henri matisse tropical pantings & collage<
>came after his epic pilgrimage to tahiti<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ MATISSE IN TAHITI)+
>where he absorbed the polynesian and<
>french tropical synergetic environment<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >when henri matisse arrived in papeete, in<
>1936 tahiti was still a >sleepy french isle<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ GAUGUIN IN TAHITI+
>w/ many schooners floating in the lagoon<
>(gauguin's painting had inspired matisse)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>(two top photos here were >made in tahiti<
+(GOOGLE :>>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+FRENCH TROPIC SYNDROME)+
>in 1936 by the great french artist matisse)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i was pleased that our talented friend &<
>alum >prof. dave fobes and wife rocio<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ MATISSE IN FRANCE)+
> went to the moma matisse exhibition<
>i sought matisse many times in france<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>my 1980 exhibition announcement at sdsu<
+("UNISPHERE" SPHERICAL+
+BUNGALOW PROTOTYPE)+
>expresses biotronic radiance in bungalows<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >bungalows haunted me all of my design life<
>in 1980 when i installed a 10 yr retrospective<
+(KIT OF PARTS DESIGN /+
+MEANS AFFORDABLE)+
>exhibition at SDSU modern bungalows are<
>a major affordable kit of parts design feature<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>round structures became increasingly vital<
>to my california work and by the time eco<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ ROUND STRUCTURES)+
>mundo was on my drawing board most<
>of my work had a >round orientation<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>palapa structure for natural history exhibition<

>needed a steeper roof & i made this drawing<

+(STEEP ROOFS ARE /+

+STORM RESISTANT)+

>revealing the >proper steep roof inclination<

>(i learned this physics phenomena in nola)<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>at "eco mundo" tropical beach resort in baja<
>california, mexico, bungalows were a vital<
+(TALL ROOFS BEST IN+
+HURRICANE WINDS)+
>feature and so was this visitor center with<
>a steep roof as >wind pushes roof down<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+NOTE+

>the "lajolla light" newspaper did >publish<

>my letter to the editor today reminding of<  

+(ARE PROTECTED LEGALLY+

>(since the mid 1970s by the)<

+NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)+

>the importance of the cove bungalows<

>as approved by >all 1970s authorities<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+THEY are NATIONAL HISTORICAL+

+ARCHITECTURAL >MONUMENTS+

>(my gratitude to tony ciani,<

>joe tabler & others who<

>were vital to our effort)< 

+DESIGNATED BY THE NATIONAL+

+PARK SERVICE IN WASHINGTON+

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu