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Monday, July 20, 2015

10 PROJECTS FOR MY FAMILY / genetic memory / knights templar

+ELISE L. RAY+
>was the youngest of my father's sisters<
>(lucie her sister) >who took an interest<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>> / ELISE L. RAY)+
>in me and i >dedicate< this to them w/<
>much gratitude< and >fond memories<
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+OCTOBER 26th 1948+
>was the day that our radiant aunt lise gave me<
>a precious book "the natural house" by frank<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+ / FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT)+
>lloyd wright that >galvanized my life forever<
>the previous year a >ufo sighting fueled it all<
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+"10 PROJECTS"+
>was selected to >show in my aunts honor<
>represent a >small fraction of my oeuvre<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ RADIANT CONCEPTS)+
>& overlooks perhaps even more valuable<
>work but >i believe they could enjoy this<
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+GENETIC MEMORY+
>may enter this groups >essence< and<
>i hope some >scholar shall someday<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / GENETIC MEMORY)+
>sort this >perception w/ research of<
>a strength not available at this time<
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 >this children's wing of the pierucci california<
>villa, under construction, represents the most<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ KNIGHTS TEMPLAR)+
>knight's templar essence i can show which is<
>enhanced by seeing it in the sheathing mode<
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 >the most >difficult project to envision< of the<
>ten projects i show today (& i thank chikako<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / HONG KONG HOTEL)+
>terada who aided me) is this hong kong hotel<
>w/ bedroom suites opening "unisphere" style<
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 >this, the >most spectacular< of my ten designs<
>from a >night time optical view point ( it lights<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / FIBER OPTICS)+
>up via fiber optic tensile cables) is one that my<
>aunts may have liked (like golden gate bridge)<
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 >it was my >pleasure to take my beloved<
>wife, >marian to dinner at this restaurant<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+ / PICTORS RESTAURANT)+
>"pictors metamorphisis" >constructed w/<
>the aid of my students in the mid 1970s<
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 >the most >profound< of my early designs in<
>louisiana in the >1960s<, in my estimation is<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / SHELL BIOMORPHIC)+
>this ferro cement monocoque shell biomorph<
>for a >landscape architectural office building<
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 >art and architecture are vital & precious<
>persuits in my estimation of vocations &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ART & ARCH. BUILDING)+
>i tried to express that in this design for a<
>arts facility for s.w. louisiana university<
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 >the >completed california villa w/ its solar<
>receptors & solariums expresses its role as<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / CALIFORNIA VILLA)+
>a >modern plantation (vineyard) prototype<
>standing >tall & proud in its plant kingdom<
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 >sports cars< have always interested me and the<
>idea came to me of designing >sports houses w/<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / SPORTS HOUSES)+
>this concept for a >modern bungalow for resort<
>use in the tropic zone of baja california mexico<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the most "complete" large project prototype<
>of my >oeuvre (my drawing upper left) uses<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / IRAN LIBRARY)+
>solar heating in an >upfront way / the model<
>was crafted by mario lara & yoshi matsuhisa<
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 >i consider this drawing one of the most inspired<
>of all my oeuvre / it was selected by marianne<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ / DOMUS PUBLICATION)+
>lorenz, the >editor for domus to be featured in<
>their fine publication of the silver ship in 1981<
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 >the greetest joy is to see the >original photos<
>of the silver ship / >the greatest pain is to see<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>> / SILVER SHIP)+
>changes that have been >made to the front &<
>my prayer is that it shall be restored someday<
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 >this was the inspiring view of the sansouci studio<
>at >night as one paeked in the visitors area / many<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+FOREST NIGHT SOUNDS)+
>good friends came to listen to japanese koto music<
>on our >much treasured magnavox< record player<
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 >it pleased me greatly when derek told me<
>the sansouci forest glazed studio house is<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / SANSOUCI STUDIO)+
>the favorite place he has ever lived / >yes<
>/powerful jungle ambience was profound<
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+THESE RAY STUDIO RESIDENCES+
+COULD BECOME 2 FOUNDATION+
>(this would be very special<
>in the decades yet to come)<
+MUSEUMS / but  ORIGINAL DATA+
+SHOULD BE @ >THNOC & SDSU+
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>(this group of >10 projects is only<
>an introduction i shall add others)<
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+>GRATITUDE< >TO STACE TUSSEL+
+COLLIGAN >GEOMANCY EXPERT<+
>(see stace's >web site<  "inter-<
>intelligence communications"/<
>focus on her >crop circle data<
>/she's had many ufo sightings)<
+EMAIL LETTER ON CROP CIRCLES+
+ESPECIALLY A "CHUALAR" TAKE+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

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