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Sunday, April 26, 2015

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<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / 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<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / 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<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+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<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+ / "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<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / 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<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / 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<
>(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / 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<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+VERNACULAR BUILDINGS)+
>i photographed on the mississippi river road<
>between 1960s baton rouge & new orleans<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this >important< historical photograph documents<
>dewitt peters (l) who founded >"le centre d'art" in<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / 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 &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / BAJA BUNGALOW)+
>is programmed to be constructed of natural fiber<
>(photos #6&7 are of 2 versions of "eco mundo")<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>this is our precious sansouci forest "sports house"<
>reflecting a love for french "pavilion" design but<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+ 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



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