198O's FAX TO DENNIS CROMPTON / two environ design exhibitions

+DEAR DESIGN FRIENDS+

>corbu looked back to<

>clairvaux's templars)<

+(EGYPT WAS >ROOTS<)+

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>i was pleased to >hear a scientist last night<

>say that our cosmic universe began as light<

+(FLASH OF LIGHT+

+ / EVENING SKY)+

>(energy) in the >blackness of the night sky<

>(long ago energy became my design focus)<

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+ENVIRON. DESIGNERS+

>are needed badly in >the barrio logan<

>for attordable housing systems which<

+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+

+"KIT OF PARTS" HOUSE+

>would allow a variety of solutions to<

>result from an >economy kit of parts<

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+SPHERICAL VOLUME+

>would provide >energized< space<

>where the "kit of parts" system has<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+25' UNISPHERE HOUSE)+

>ability to have a variety of designs<

>erected in a very small time period<

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+WUN CHOK BONG+

>is an amazing scholar from hong kong who<

>researched & wrote "the gods machines" a<

+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+

+> / BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+

>monumental history of biotronic energy in<

>structures all over / >it verifys my research<

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+WUN CHOK BONG+
>if there is a face reflecting genius this<
>is it / wun chok bong's book "the gods<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+"THE GODS MACHINES")+
>machines" is a masterful example of a<
>comprehensive energy search triumph<
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 +RADIANT ORBS+
>the >"UFO reporting center" out of the<
>state of washington >receives hundreds<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / UFO-ET REPORTS)+
>of "radiant orb" sightings annually now<
>the >extraterrestrial link< here is strong<
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 +HADRON COLLIDER+
>not many people in the united states<
>realize how important the potentials<
+(THE COLLIDER IS+
+NEAR GRUYERES)+
>of the >energy collider activities are<
>time-space travel may result w/ this<
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 +COSMIC CONSCIOUS+
>"atlantis rising" magazine >consistently<
>provides the >latest research data about<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / "ATLANTIS RISING")+
>cosmic conscious subjects / ufo-et data<
>is strong as is >esoteric research topics<
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+FAX TO DENNIS CROMPTON+
>(first fax< from sdsu w/<
>photos to >foreign site)<
+ARCH ASSN / LONDON, 1989+
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 +OUR 1989 EXHIBITION / SHEET #1+
>i selected legal size paper to arrange eight<
>photos of our exhibition which i designed<
+(THE  EXHIBITION WAS+
+an ART INSTALLATION)+
>using peeler logs to suspend round tables<
>for the models / slides, video was shown<
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 +OUR 1989 EXHIBITION / SHEET #2+
>by 1989 when i constructed a comprehensive<
>exhibition of our sdsu environ design projects<
+(BY 1989 WE WERE >CA.+
+>LEADERS< IN DESIGN)+
>in the masters gallery at sdsu our program had<
>become famed in california for advanced ideas<
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 +PERSPECTIVE "A"+
>our work at sdsu was >far ahead of other<
>schools because a "kit of parts" approach<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+AFFORDABLE DESIGN)+
>driven by affordability & >owner interest<
>in self assembly was vital to our position<
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+PERSPECTIVE "B"+
>drama was important to my vision of<
>an exhibition as a work of art / >note<
+*GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+SYNERGETIC ENVIRON)+
>the lighting and the television set in<
>the corner showing >concepts video<
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 +PERSPECTIVE "C"+
>we designed & built a variety of new<
>exhibition display shelves and kiosks<
+(PVC TUBEING WAS+
+ADHOC ECONOMY)+
>joe mansfield later built an interesting<
>kiosk when we were in a new building<
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 +1989 EXHIBITION POSTER+
>our focus on affordable design concepts<
>of "kit of parts" prototypes was vital / a<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / PROTOTYPE DESIGN)+
>use of strong tensile, >light weight parts<
>& biomorphic structures was important<
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+1974 EXHIBITION+
>the outstanding >airbrush rendering of<
>dave fobes seen on the wall here mark<
+(THE  DOME MODEL WAS+
+OUR PROJECT FOR SDSU)+
>a very >happy moment in our study of<
>the potential of air structures in design<
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 >ralph bowman, mario lara, nanica green<
>field and gerald hoshi were >students in<
>in those early days / >sadly, gerald later<
+(OUR CLASS IN THOSE+
+DAYS >OLD LIBRARY+
+UNDER BELL TOWER)+
>died and i wrote a >memorial tribute< at<
>the request of his talented sister charlotte<
>(architect roger utt was his classmate and<
>i believe architect cathy hallihan quigley)<
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 >we see here an earth sheltered residence<
>design by gerald hoshi in the foreground<
>and an >octet truss residence< behind it<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+OCTET TRUSS DESIGN)+
>(in later years, arati rangswamy used the<
>octet truss residence approach very well)<
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+FRANK WOLDEN+
>i believe designed the early octet truss<
>house / frank went on to a great career<
+("CITY DESIGN" >WAS+
+FRANK'S S.D. OFFICE )+
>in urban design / >horton plaza project<
>& many other fine projects as example<
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>the priest seen here w/ lecorbusier is<
>father couturier who like corbu was<
>featured on the cover of "time" mag<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+LA TOURETTE ABBEY &+
+CHURCH @ RONCHAMP)+
>the reason was fr couturier had the<
>wisdom to hire corbu to design the<
>greatest >modern church buildings<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+VERY IMPORTANT+
+& LITTLE KNOWN+
>is that fr couturier insisted corbu study<
>the monastery designs of st. bernard de<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+BERNARD de CLAIRVAUX)+
>clairvaux / >this was hardly necessary<
>as corbu's family were strong templars<
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+CORBU'S LAST CHURCH+
+WAS A >LARGE CONOID+
+(strong bio-energy<
>found in conoids)<
+AS ANTOINE PREDOCKS+
+HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEA+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu