RADIANT AFFORDABLE VISION / learning from ufo scout craft

+SCOUT UFO DISKS+

>were aboard the giant cigar shaped "mother ship"<

>ufo that appeared in a blue sky over our house<

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+>> / SCOUT UFO DISKS)+

>in 1947 baton rouge as we watched in awe w/<

>a handful of fellow giant >kite flying friends<

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+AUTOMOBILES+

>were important to our father who >drove the<

>first car in covington for a doctor & became<

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+ / R.J. RAY sr. AUTOS)+

>a devoted mechanic for that auto & his own<
>as time went on (hupmobile, our family car)<

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+OVERVIEW+

>fine sportscar technology was my inspiration<

>as i designed what i titled "aerodyne". (short<

+(GOOGLE :>>>> EUGENE RAY /+

+ / AERODYNE SPORTSHOUSE)+

>for aerodynamic) prototype radiant houses<

>(sportscar & ufo scout craft research vital)<

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 >this is an artist's rendering of the >ufo scout<
>craft as photographed in the california desert<
>by george adamski in the early 1950s / last<
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+ADAMSKI FOUNDATION)+
>year i met glenn steckling of the adamski<
>foundation / (photos certified authentic)<
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 >this >"aerodyne sports house" kit of parts<
>self assembly economy prototype reflects<
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+ / "KIT OF PARTS" DESIGN)+
>the deep need for >affordable housing in<
>the usa / ( only 1% can afford to build )<
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 >the "silver ship" studio-residence (above)<
>& the "sansouci" forest studio residence<
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+>> / THE SILVER SHIP")+
>(last photo) were both inspired by our<
>sighting of the ufo over baton rouge<
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 >this is my favorite tropical vernacular bungalow<
>photo that i found on the >french island moorea<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / MOOREA BUNGALOW)+
>during the >pilgrimages< there in the 1990s w/<
>my beloved 1st wife marian (loved polynesia)<
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 >all my adult life was spent interested in house<
>design in the tropics w/ lightweight fiber type<
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+ / POLYNESIAN HUT)+
>roofs & walls vital (this led to my research &<
>paper that saved our >lajolla red bungalows)<
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 >both versions of the >beach resort< for baja<
>california feature my >design for a new type<
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+ / ECO MUNDO RESORT)+
>of affordable openable california bungalow<
>(see photos #11&12 for this openable type)<
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 >collage, mail art graphics that i made of folk<
>vernacular >plantation support buildings that<
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+VERNACULAR BUILDINGS)+
>i photographed on the mississippi river road<
>between 1960s baton rouge & new orleans<
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 >this >important< historical photograph documents<
>dewitt peters (l) who founded >"le centre d'art" in<
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+ / HECTOR HYPPOLITE)+
>port-au-prince in 1943 w/ >$2000 of his own and<
>the great haitian voudou dr, artist hector hyppolite<
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 >this is the modern openable beach bungalow that<
>i designed for the baja california resort in 1995 &<
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+>> / BAJA BUNGALOW)+
>is programmed to be constructed of natural fiber<
>(photos #6&7 are of 2 versions of "eco mundo")<
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>this is our precious sansouci forest "sports house"<

>reflecting a love for french "pavilion" design but<

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+ SANSOUCI SPORTSHOUSE)+

>w/ a modern glass wall orientation / tropic house<

>design research also vital (google for its history)<

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+THIS IS THE HOUSE THAT+

+WALKER PERCY VISITED+

>(google : walker percy /<

>award winning author)<

+W/ A >BOTTLE OF WINE<+

+AFTER >RANNY< DIED+

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>note : it is essential to point out that<

>walker percy personally drove the<

>"head start" school bus so that the<

>black children had a head start in<

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+A RACIAL STRIFE REGION+ 

+HE WAS a NOBLE HUMAN+ !

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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu