LECORBUSIER & THE OCCULT / professor birksted's profound book

+KNIGHTS TEMPLAR  ARCHITECTURE+

+SPREAD BY BERNARD de CLAIRVAUX+

>(sacred geomancy was spread by<

>saint bernard's >printing presses<

>& cistercian abbey construction)< 

+INFLUENCED  YOUNG LECORBUSIER+

+JEFFERSON / GRUY  TEMPLAR DOME+ 

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>as kind readers of my blog know i have made<

>an effort to include our >LIFE history as well<

+(TEMPLAR-ORIENT FOREST+

+ /BARATARIA-DOME MILL)+

>our WORK history / the goal is a presentation<

>of >metaphysical factors that galvanize oeuvre<

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+PROFESSOR J.K. BURKSTED+

>of the bartlett architectural school in london's<

>famed >bloomsbury british museum< district<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>>> J.K. BURKSTED)+

>has provided valuable templar / masonic data<

>from >corbu's home town< about his heritage<

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+REYNER BANHAM CAME FROM+

+THIS MILIEU >SO THIS  IS VITAL+

>(bartlett school-architectural<

>design magazine >thinking)<

+SCHOLARLY HISTORY & WORK+

+(BLOOMSBURY IN LONDON UK)+

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 +J;K; BIRKSTED BOOK+
>i >regret that when i lectured at the bartlett<
>school i did not meet j.k. birksted / perhaps<
>he saw my 3 screen slide presentation / >it<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / METAPHYSICAL DATA)+
>did present metaphysical data / at lsu i was<
>able to mount a metaphysical graphic show<
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+PARIS TEMPLAR DOME+
>this magnificent templar dome installed<
>at les halle in paris inspired jefferson &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+BENJAMIN H. LATROBE)+
>the degruy brothers to build their domes<
>(it was also seen by latrobe & lafayette)<
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+CORBU'S CHAPEL+
>lecorbusier's great chapel at ronchamp<
>france is the most impressive church i<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / RONCHAMP CHAPEL)+
>have experienced / >an extra perc for<
>me is that it is >near ray-sur-soane fr.<
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 +CORBU'S MUSEUM+
>marian and i visited this magnificent metal<
>structure for heidie webber on lake zurich<
+(THIS MUSEUM IS AN+
+IMPRESSIVE DESIGN)+
>in switzerland / it is now a corbu museum<
>but originally it was heidie webber's house<
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 +GLASS CONSTRUCTION+
>professor birksted's fine research produced<
>historical images of glass & metal designs<
+(LIGHT BECAME IMPORTANT+
+IN MODERN ARCHITECTURE)+
>that probably >inspired corbu's effort< that<
>resulted in >light filled modern< buildings<
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 +TENSILE CONSTRUCTION+
>another historical image professor birksted<
>found of light weight tensile structures w/<
+(CORBU DESIGNED A FINE+
+1960 EXPO. STRUCTURE)+
>inspiration for modern architecture was in<
>the area of fabric tent prototype structures<
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 +CORBU BLAZON+
>hand drawn graphics is a >vital factor in<
>the oeuvre of lecorbusier / especially in<
+(CORBU HAD  STRONG+
+ORGANIC INFLUENCE)+
>the use of organic references that reflect<
>cosmic consciousness w/ templar source<
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 +CORBU'S SECRET+
>allegorical historical graphics were kept<
>by corbu in his >bedroom that had what<
+(CORBU HAD SECRET+
+TEMPLAR >IMAGES<)+
>might be considered templar refs / corbu<
>was >not known< to be a formal templar<
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+PARIS LIBRARY+
>corbu in the >early days< of his life in<
>paris carried on research in the french<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / CHARLES NODIER)+
>national library / my own research has<
>found the >branch that has occult data<
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 +PARIS ALCHEMY+
>"the bookshop of the marvelous" in 18C<
>paris & the charles nodier / victor hugo<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / PAPUS / ALCHEMIST)+
>esoteric "arsenal library" >is where the<
>research by papus influenced corbusier<
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+MODERN STEEL+
>the construction of the eiffel tower in<
>paris had a large influence on corbu &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / EIFFEL TOWER)+
>technical research / the red hot rivets in<
>blizzard conditions >was very dramatic<
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+CORBU'S CONOID+
>the last chirch design by lecorbusier was<
>this >conical volume design at firmly in<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / CHURCH @ FIRMANY)+
>france / biotronic radiance in this sacred<
>space was a powerful finale to his career<
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+LA TOURETTE ABBEY+

>it must be emphasized that monasteries<

>are special places of civilization growth<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>>> / LECORBUSIER)+

>corbu was >inspired by clairvaux abbey<

>w/ the >civilization effort of st. bernard<

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+UNIVERSITY  CIVILIZATION ENVIRONS+

>*radiant memories of >university<

>environs i have >worked in< w/<

>research & development vital &<

>universities i have  lived nearby<

>w/ an atmosphere of scholarship)<  !

+HAVE BEEN >>PRECIOUS<< IN MY LIFE+

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>please see my >Facebook page< for<

>photos of >marianne's 85th birthday<

+(A RADIANT EVENING +

+FOR ALL CONCERNED)+

>party at santa luz, (san diego) hosted<

>by children, stephen, susan, jim, judy<

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+OUR DEEPEST+

+>GRATITUDE+ !

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>eugene ray, mfa, architect

>professor emeritus, sdsu