BUILDINGS BASED ON RESEARCH / our students won design awards

+PROOF IN THE PUDDING+

>our students >won several design awards<

>and positions of leadership / i have warm<

>memory of the >structural triumph at calif.<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>> / SAN LUIS OBISPO)+

>state (technical) university san luis obispo<

>(our structure >won 1st place< in a storm)< 

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+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+

+RESILIENT STRUCTURE+

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>our full size camping structure survived<

>the storm because it was resilient / other<

+(WE WON the >1st+

+PLACE TROPHY)+

>structures collapsed in a storm that night<

>our student structure wasn't brittle, weak<

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+THE >LOS ANGELES TIMES+

+HOUSING COMPETITION of+

+1983 / WE >WON 2 AWARDS+

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>the editors published the results in the<

>sunday rotogravure section / strangely<

>the winning project in the lower right<

+(WE >WON OVER ALL the+

+>CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS<+

+INCLUDING >UCLA-USC)+

>(a kit of parts concept before erection<

>& thus not as impressive visually was<

>not published >as large as the others)<

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+PUBLISHING the  >RESULTS+

+in SUNDAY ROTOGRAVURE+

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 +WE WON 1ST PLACE, LOWER RIGHT+
>(both projects out of our "prototypes"<
>class were >prefabs< thus economical<
>the judges >realized the design virtue)<
+AND HONORABLE MENTION ABOVE+
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 >this was not the winning housing project<
+(THIS WAS EXPENSIVE+
+OURS  >ECONOMICAL)+
>it was 1 of 6 honorable mention concepts<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +BYRON KEENER & BOB TISCARINO+
>illustrated small, was the actual 1st place winning<
>project by >2 of our sdsu environ design students<
+(THE ILLUSTRATOR DIDN'T+
+KNOW ITS  "KIT OF PARTS"+
+DESIGN as UNASSEMBLED)+
>the concept won because of a "kit of parts" design<
>the same approach i used for winning lsu designs<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +CHIKAKO TERADA & JANET BREUNING+
>sdsu students won 1 of 6 honorable mentions<
>for their >"kit of parts" prefabricated housing<
+>CHIKAKO TERADA HART<  >IS+
+TODAY TALENTED ARCHITECT)+
>(chikako terada hart, partner in RNT architects)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+THIS KERLIAN PHOTO SHOWS THE+
>(biotronic energy,  in addition to<
>kit of parts prototypes< became<
>my special focus in architecture)<
+BIOTRONIC ENERGY IN PYRAMIDS+
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 >recently on "ancient aliens" tv history<
>channel programs nicola tesla's design<
+(BIO-ENERGY FOUND+
+IN PYRAMID DESIGN)+
>using >biotronic energy has been very<
>impressive / tesla was a real visionary<
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 >carol olten, now a distinguished curator<
>for "lajolla historical society" wrote this<
+("THINKING MANS"+
+>ARCHITECTURE<)+
>kind article / >i am honored she sees our<
>effort as inspired by >great fuller< vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this is the distinguished japanese design<
>professor yoshiki matsuhisa & his wife<
>please see yoshi's excellent sdsu masters<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / YOSHI MATSUHISA)+
>project for >prefab kit of parts< housing<
>illustrated in tonights last 2 blog photos<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >forgive me for including< >my own photo<
>there is >profound synchronicity here / this<
>taken our >first morning in france< enroute<
+(>SYNCHRONICITY<: RAY+
+CASTLE & >NANCY UNIV +
+(near>LAKE GERARDMER)+
>to 1985 paris biennale. >we were close to the<
>ray castle at >ray-sur-soane & univ. of nancy<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / 1985 PARIS BIENNALE)+
>where we were invited  >french arch. comm.<
>(had no idea how >close to vital french sites)<
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+RESILIENT STRUCTURE+

>part of my presentation at the 1985 french<

>biennale was >resilient structure< found in<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>> / FERRO CEMENT)+

>thin shell >ferro cement structure that is very<

>strong in resisting hurricanes & earth quakes<

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+BIOTRONIC ENERGY VOLUMES+

>(forty seven years after i began<

>my work at SDSU it is now an<

>important topic< on television<

>via the "ancient alien" tv series)<

+BECAME VITAL TO MY OEUVRE+

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+BIO ENERGY STRUCTURE #1+ 

>in this case, a >double dome prototype house<

>is being >photographed in my SDSU< studio<

+(ELECTROMAGNETIC >+

+ENERGY VOL. PHOTOS)+

>to >visualize the biotronic energy radiance in<

>the spherical domes / my class environ media<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                      
 +BIO ENERGY STRUCTURE #2+
>to my everlasting gratitude, won chok<
>bong of hong kong discovered many<
+(RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
+W/ BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>of my >radiant energy photos on the<
>internet and >responded generously<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +YOSHI MATSUHISA, @ SDSU+
>i was blessed w/ >three excellent mfa grad<
>students from japan >in my classes during<
+(ASIAN STUDENTS WERE+
+DEVOTED >SCHOLARS<)+
>the 1980s / all have emerged as leaders &<
>yoshi has been a design prof for many yrs<
>(also 2 excellent grad students from india)<
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+"KIT OF PARTS" MFA PROJECT+
>many variables were possible in arranging<
>the parts for yoshis housing prototype and<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+"KIT OF PARTS" DESIGN)+
> the >x braced structure< was a wise choice<
>(many prefab plug-ins gave variety design)<
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+KOTARO NAKAMURA+
>and<
+ARATHI RANGSWAMY+
>also designed transcendental residential<
>prototypes for thier mfa thesis projects<
>in environmental design at sdsu / >they<
+(3 VERY DIFFERENT MFA+
+SDSU THESIS PROJECTS)+
>were all very different solutions / >it is<
>very valuable to compare all 3 designs<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+GRATITUDE+
>to nelson bracken for posting "poverty<
>point" ancient olmec-nubian city near<
>our ray-bresse breston plantation / see<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / POVERTY POINT)+
>for radiant links to >la venta mayan<
>and ties back to ancient egypt nubia<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu