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Friday, December 18, 2015

ARCHIGRAM / LONDON / six talented, young professors, were correct

+"ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN"+
+THANKS TO SDSU LIBRARY+
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>was the >professional magazine, out of london<
>that brought archigram to my attention, sept 69<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>> / ARCHIGRAM)+
>when i started teaching at >san diego state univ<
>i immediately invited them to lecture, they came<
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+ARCHIGRAM WERE CITY PEOPLE+
>(many came from the boonies<
>but were >educated in london<
>a center for >urban problems)<
+THEY WANTED TO CURE A MESS+
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>peter cook was the lead designer but<
>dennis crompton was the tech guy &<
>made things work / >dennis lectured<
+(PETER COOK, DENNIS+
+CROMPTON, AND RON+
+HERRON / ORIGINAL 3)+
>for me and >became my friend aided<
>by ron herron /  >peter lectured later<
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 >archigram at the >beginning were student<
>leaders wanting to correct old boy ills and<
+(ARCHIGRAM WERE+
+ARTISTIC HIPSTERS)+
>were >inspired by rock bands & american<
>magazine & art graphics w/ pop aesthetics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >three wild eyed students became three very<
>talented academics that as they put it >"put<
+(ARCHIGRAM >BECAME+
+LEADING PROFESSORS)+
>noise in the machinery" / >that is they saw<
>many urban problems< as >grist for design<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in many ways i felt a kinship, especially<
>in the use of domes and kits of part type<
+(BUCKMINSTER FULLER+
+WAS A LEADER FOR US)+
>projects i had taught long before we met<
>a mechanical dome was excellent vision<
>archigram >published vivid graphic catalogs<
>(architectural telegrams) that were mailed to<
+(MY >VISION AT TULANE+
+EMBRACED BIOTRONICS)+
>enthusiasts / my own thinking shared many<
+(1985 WAS THE >YEAR I+
+WAS PARIS EXHIBITED)+
>social ideas like their >chart showing interior<
>home furnishings evolving to pure symplicity<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in about 1970 >archigram won an inter<
>national competition< for an auditorium<
+(ARCHIGRAM >WON THE+
+MONACO COMPETITION)+
>for >entertainment in monaco / their very<
>good solution was to put it underground<
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>reyner banham had been a  >leader in<
>archigram  >admiration of los angeles<
+(REYNER BANHAM+
+A VISION LEADER)+
>w/ the motion picture ambience of the<
>modern architectural milieu important<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >collage graphics< of archigram perspectives<
>were very >pop oriented & they selected the<
+(ARCHIGRAM WAS>VERY+
+TAKEN W/ LOS ANGELES)+
>figures from american magazines which they<
>collected in quantity< when they visited here<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^      
 >archigram and i< >shared an interest< in<
>light weight tensile and pneumatic design<
+(BUCKY FULLER  SPOKE+
+ECONOMY BY>WEIGHT)+
>at sdsu i >had my students building many<
>air structures which we exhibited annually<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>in 1998 >dennis crompton published this<
>excellent history of  >archigram concepts<
+(DENNIS CROMPTON+
+as CHIEF ARCHIVIST)+
>for their exhibitions / dennis became their<
>archivist (he has acquired a large storage)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >it was a >great pleasure for marianne & i<
>to meet w/ old >friend dennis crompton in<
+(DENNIS  CROMPTON+
+HOSTED IN LONDON)+
>london /  peter cook who was knighted by<
>queen elizabeth was visiting in hong kong<
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 >during our tea w/ dennis crompton in<
>london, >dennis kindly gave me a gift<
+(DENNIS CROMPTON  gift+
+ARCHIGRAM CATALOG)+
>of archigrams latest exhibition catalog<
>which has a sound link to cell phones<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>i apologised to dennis that i didn't have<
>a gift for him / >BUT as i look back at<
+(REYNER BANHAM WAS+
+FAN OF MY>RESEARCH)+
>our meeting i realize now i >did have a<
>gift for dennis />it is this series of blogs<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+MY>UFO SIGHTING+
+WAS A>REAL PLUS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>was a >factor that gave my work<
>the cosmic consciousness vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+BIOTRONIC ENERGY INFO WAS+
+MY >GIFT TO OUR ARCHIGRAM+
>(i shall send dennis a copy of<
>tonight's blog >w/ emphasis<
>"the gods machines"< book)< 
+FRIENDS /  SHOULD HAVE TOLD+
+DENNIS >REF WUN CHOK BONG+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu



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