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Sunday, June 26, 2016

LETTER TO KIKUMA WATANABE / memories of a life with nature

DEAR PROFESSOR WATANABE+
>(architect / kyoto univ. grad)<
+NATURE IS OUR BEST GUIDE+
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>thank you kikuma watanabe / your "back<
>to nature" camping structure w/ students<
>on Facebook >reminded me of my effort<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / "ARCOSANTI" / >also+
+> /YUCATAN FIELD TRIP+
>at SDSU of a similar type >(we built an air<
>structure for a arcosanti camping field trip<
>(& i took camping students to the yucatan)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+YOUR ROUND STRUCTURE+
+PREVIOUSLY ALSO WAS A+
>(google : eugene ray+
> / round structures)<
+REMINDER >OF MY OWN<+
+>ROUND STRUCTURES< !!+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>your devotion to >nature & environ<
>in design is >excellent & rare in the<
>world of >architecture< >education<
>i send my very best congratulations<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+BELOW ARE >SOME IMAGES+
>(between 1969 & 1996)<
+OF OUR CALIFORNIA EFFORT+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 +ENVIRON DESIGN / SDSU+
>in our >environ design classes< at SDSU<
>economy, ecology, health & social issues<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN)+
>joined aesthetics as vital issues / we won<
>several awards in >all calif. competitions<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 +SILVER SHIP STUDIO+
>my home in lajolla was the only residence<
>selected by the french and japanese in 1985<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / SILVER SHIP STUDIO)+
>for simultaneous international honors /i am<
>very happy about that >(the economy vital)<
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+BIOMORPHIC DESIGN+
>it has been my pleasure to see >organic<
>orientation in the work of prof. kikuma<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / BIOMORPHIC DESIGN)+
>watanabe >w/ his students on Facebook<
>indeed "nature is our best guide" is vital<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+BRAZILIA EXHIBITION 1995+
>tropical architecture is important to me<
>and i was honored to exhibit & lecture<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+ / BRAZILIA EXHIBITION)+
>in the exciting capitol of brazil / such a<
>joy to see the >work of oscar niemeyer<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ASPEN EXHIBITION 1975+
>international exhibitions are >vital in my<
>life / 10 countries, >including japan have<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+LECTURES / EXHIBITIONS)+
>been kind to me / >japanese architecture<
>was >important to my teaching at SDSU<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+BIOTRONIC ENERGY+
>has been my >primary exploration in<
>cosmic conscious radiant architecture<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>& >"ancient aliens" tv just presented a<
>thesis suggesting >extraterrestrial link<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 +COSMIC VISION+
>biotronic (electromagnetic) energy in<
>design has been a favorite topic of my<
>research / i recommend the book "the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+THE GODS MACHINES)+
>gods machines" by wun chok bong of<
>hong kong for an excellent over view<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
>has been the title that is most descriptive<
>of my architectural oeuvre / i started this<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE)+
>work in louisiana w/ color & light adding<
>biotronic energy< in the years 1965-1969<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 +RETROSPECTIVE 1980+
>underlying all of my >advanced tensile< work<
>is a love for >organic architecture< and i enjoy<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+SDSU RETROSPECTIVE)+
>your obvious link / i have posted on Facebook<
>many of my earlier blogs< >featuring organics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+"AERODYNE" PROTOTYPE 1995+
>environmental (architectural) >prototypes<
>was an >approach to design that proved to<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / PROTOTYPE DESIGN)+
>be successful in my teaching / >one of my<
>students won a 1965 scholarship to france<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS+
>it has been my joy to >lecture & exhibit in<
>many countries / ?the publication in japan<
>was very special in >a+u in 1985 / >photo<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ DESIGN EXHIBITIONS)+
>above is an >exhibition i built w/ >several<
>international architects<  >including three<
>great japanese / isosaki, noguchi, takeyama<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 +PICTORS METAMORPHISIS 1975+
>the poetry references here plus the color &<
>cut-out signage plus >use of philodendron<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+PICTORS RESTAURANT)+
>selloum plants in large planter (in shadow)<
>expressed much of my >inner psyche here<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+"ECO MUNDO" RESORT 1995+
>seeing the >designs of professor watanabe<
>w/ >organic architecture touched my heart<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / ECO MUNDO RESORT)+
>and i send him this "eco mundo" design w/<
>its focus on >building w/ indigenous< fiber<
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+DEAR PROF. KIKUMA WATANABE :+
>(i hope this letter confirms<
>our planet earth friendship)<
+PLEASE GIVE MY BEST REGARDS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>to my old >japanese friends<
>featured< in our >exhibition<
>of 1987 >"eccentric places"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ARATA ISOZAKI,  ARCHITECT+
>(much honored & published)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ISAMU NOGUCHI,  ARCHITECT+
>(much honored & published)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
+MINORU YAKEYAMA,  ARCHITECT+
>(much honored & published) thanks<
>to chikako terada hart,  minoru also<
>visited us in our silver ship studios)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+BEST WISHES >TO ALL+
+IN >YOUR< PROFOUND+
+>>WORK ON EARTH<<+ 
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ps / congratulations and thanks to<
antoine predock / >he is honored<
+(ANTOINE  PRECOOK is a +
+>PREMIER ARCHITECT)+ 
>by the albuquerque museum of<
+(SEE MY FACEBOOK+
+PAGE for REF. DATA)+
>art >at noon on this very day &<
>has >invited our FB friendship<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu





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