CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK / metropolitan museum / rockefeller center

+BUCKMINSTER FULLER+

>our old friend greeted marianne and i in new york<

>in the  >bookshop of the metropolitan museum of<

+(ARCHITECTURE  IN+

+THE AGE OF RADIO)+

>art where >christmas shopping provides potential<

>references of a very rewarding professional order<

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+LEONARDO, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT+

+SACRED SPACES,  and MID CENTURY+

>(the met's bookshop is< 

>of a very >high order)<

+MODERN >joined MEDIEVAL WORLD+

+TO MAKE US FEEL RIGHT AT HOME+

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>our hotel just off central park gave<

>us walking proxemic to the lincoln<

+(GREAT >WALKING+

+IN CENTRAL PARK)+

>center, museum of natural history<

>and >metropolitan museum of art<

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 >bucky fuller in 1970 gifted me w/ a copy<
>of his "sky ocean world map" published<
+(BUCKY'S FOUNDATION+
+>SELECTED< US IN 1994)+
>by life magazine / in 1994 we hosted his<
+(WE EXHIBITED OUR+
+DOMES (my Facebook)+
>final foundation conference & exhibition<
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 >frank lloyd wright >also greeted us via<
>another >magnificent book / fitting our<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT)+
>long friendship from my 16th birthday<
>through his sons and grandson eric l.w<
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 >perhaps "sacred spaces" is the most special<
>to our current research linking our ancestors<
+(VERLOIN de GRUY PEOPLE+
+ORIENT FOREST >SHROUD)+
>in the >orient forest w/ bernard de clairvaux<
>linking the >knights templar and le corbusier<
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 >harry bertoia worked in the navel electronics<
>lab (s.d.) & designed that magnificent tensile<
+(HARRY BERTOIA>A+
+SCULPTURAL HERO)+
>wire frame chair for herman miller / this chair<
>caused his >well deserved international fame<
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 >leonerdo da vinci as you know by now<
>stars in the history of our gruyere counts<
+(GRUYERE CASTLE LIGHT+
+SHOWS BY >LEONARDO<)+
>christmas celebrations / leonardo's talent<
>included staging spectacular christmases<
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 >wun chok bong's gift to me this year of<
>his >two monumental volumes devoted<
+(BIOTRONICS IN GOTHIC+
+CHURCHES >RADIANCE+
+BY >WUN CHOK BONG<)+
>to radiant architecture in gothic churches<
>is greatest prof. gift i have ever received<
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>"marianne in her element"! / >marianne loves<
>christmas celebrations and>has an impressive<
+("MARIANNE IN HER+
+ELEMENT" / 12 -2015)+
>array of decorations / this year because of our<
>euro pilgrimage we placed only a portion out<
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 >we love the metropolitan museum & enjoy<
>their excellent squash soup lunch / a good<
+(COUNTS de GRUYERE+
+ARTIFACT >REUNION)+
>respite from miles of walking among their<
>spectacular vast euro civilization displays<
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>marianne< and >mary<  >mother of jesus<
>have a very >empathetic relationship / we<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY / +
+MARIANNE CONWAY RAY)+
>were impressed by this installation in the<
>met / it included medieval age recordings<
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 >the heart of >new york at christmas is<
>rockefeller center w/ ice skating under<
+(SWISS CHOCLATES+
+FROM >GRUYERE<)+
>the giant christmas tree / forget that the<
>temperature was the sane as san diego<
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>in new york at peak traffic time we<
>discovered a >taxi from the met to<
+(ROCKEFELLER CTR+
+@ CHRISTMAS 2015)+
>rockefeller center was half of what<
>uber cost / in s.d. this was reversed<
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+MATERIALISM+
>is the downside of the new york and<
>las vegas christmas syndromes / it is<
>encouraging that designers gates and<
+(GATES & >ZUCKERBURG+
+w/ CHRIST's DEDICATION)+
>zuckerburg have >donated many $$$<
>of their great earnings to good causes<
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+AFFORDABLE DESIGN+
>was always my  >favorite project<
>in architecture & teaching / in my<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ /AFFORDABLE DESIGN)+
>early built work / all were built at<
>1/2 the COST OF STANDARD< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mta, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu