RADIANT ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE / (sad passing of nikki barranger)

+DEAR FRIENDS+

>late last night our good friend robin beeman<

>sent the sad news that our mutual covington<

+(GOOGLE :EUGENE RAY+

+>/ NIKKI BARRANGER)+

>friend garlic (nikki) barranger passed away<

>in the hospital from >conjunctivitis illness<

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

+THIS IS VERY SAD NEWS ABOUT+

+ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED &+

+UNIQUE FRIENDS FROM A VERY+

>(google : eugene ray /<

>sansouci forest / ( see<

>first >28 image rows)<

+SPECIAL ARTS COMMUNITY IN+

+OUR >COVINGTON LOUISIANA+

+LOCUS IN >SANSOUCI FOREST+

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

>today, marianne and i must >leave lajolla<

>for a>family event up the california coast<

>we shall return sunday and i shall write a<

>special blog >devoted to our friend nikki<

>he was our >very talented french cousin<

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

+"THE PRITZKER PRIZE"+

>(tonight's blog was already<

>written so i am sending it)<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

>given to my friend thom maine, reminds me<

>that there is no pritzker prize for professors<

+(HEALTH IS >NOT A FACTOR+

+in DESIGN CONSIDERATION)+

>who focus on >cutting edge research topics<

>like >biotronic energy volumetric concepts<

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

+"ARCHITECTURE AS SITUATION+

+ENVIRONMENT AS LIGHT",  was<

>my original thesis presentation of 1972<

>suggesting an environmental, biotronic<

>energy existed & needed design focus<  

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

+FORTUNATELY+

>as this blog has outlined, >there are people<

>like dave fobes & jim bourke who believe<

+"THE GOD'S MACHINES"+

+>>>MUST BE STUDIED+ !

>in our architectural vision >(which is very<

>fortunate as >biotronic architecture is new<

>(at least in standard architectural schools)< 

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

>our first exhibition at sdsu was >"the electric<
>love garden"<, which was also a simulation<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+ELECTRIC LOVE GARDEN)+
>of a SPA using biotronuc energy…this was<
>supported by slides, film, sound & models<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >as my friends at the famed sci arc architectural<
>school in santa monica , profs rotundi, mayne<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ST. LUIS OBISPO COMP)+
>& small may remember, my sdsu students won<
>design week at san luis obispo w/ this concept<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >our winning structure at san luis obispo was<
>a light weight tensile structure concept that i<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+>TENSILE STRUCTURES)+
>used often as seen in these two prototypes<
>unisphere above, >nola arboretum below<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in 1975, after >five years work in california<
>i was able to mount this >exhibition< of my<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ ASPEN DESIGN CONF)+
>work at the famed >aspen design conf.< in<
>beautiful aspen colorado rocky mountains<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >five years later i designed & built the silver<
>ship our home & studios high up on mount<
>soledad in lajolla…i hired five sdsu student<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / THE SILVER SHIP)+
>apprentices ; dave fobes, mario lara, chris<
>jung, jack houston & dennis woodered< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >thin shell, ferro cement, biomorphic structures<
>were vital to my interest in >disaster resistant<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+BIOMORPHIC STRUCTURE)+
>architecture which is >essential in la. & calif.<
>plus perfect expanders of >biotronic energy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >my friend , the >architect & former professor at<
>sci arc glen small, will remember my design for<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ HONG KONG HOTEL)+
>"the peak" hotel competition in hong kong as<
>he also submitted an entry to that competition<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this large tensile, >fiber optic structure was my<
>design for an entry portal from the north to san<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / FIBER OPTIC TENSILE)+
>diego over freeway #5 near lajolla (this design<
>is one of my favorite but the city did nothing)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this san diego restaurant of the mid 1970s is<
>one of my favorite designs because not only<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+PICTORS RESTAURANT)+
>did the students & i build this ourselves but<
>it reflects my love for the >tropic syndrome<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^    

 >rammed earth for >desert decentralized residential<
>structures are my contribution to intelligent design<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>/ RAMMED EARTH)+
>in what can be a vital mise en scene for california<
>living…especially for those w/ respiratory illness<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>my design for a modern vineyard plantation<
>house is vital in a personal genetic memory<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>/ PIERUCCI VILLA)+
>that reflects our families heritage in france<
>louisiana & switzerland for >1000 years< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+PLEASE SEE MY FACEBOOK PAGE+
+FOR SEVERAL REFERENCE VIDEO+
>(there are also many talented<
>persona like >nicola tesla to<
>read about on my Facebook)<
+THAT WILL >EXPAND BLOG INFO+
+TOGETHER IT FORMS >SYNERGY+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu