LIGHT IN THE EVENING SKY #5 / 13 photos for a monograph publication

+RADIANT LIGHT IN THE >EVENING SKY+

+LETTER #5 for SCHOLAR RENE PERALTA+

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+HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE FOBES+!

>gratitude for his aid to me  >many yrs<

>all should see his nazarene exhibition<

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+MONOGRAPH NOTES+

>(professor peralta impressed me w/<

>his interest when he visited me in<

>my home, archive & blog studios<

+(TONIGHT 13 PHOTOS+

+SHALL FOCUS SOME+

+FAVORITE DESIGNS)+

>his desire for a monograph on my<

>work is an effort i am grateful for)<

+WHO >HAS AN INTEREST IN MY OEUVRE+

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>a factor that i discussed w/ professor peralta<

>is that for five years i designed as architect<

>ever since i designed as architect-professor<

+(PROFS >HECK, STAUB, REICH+

+@ LSU & >DEAN LAWRENCE+

+@ TULANE I DEDICATE THIS)+

>i took this role >seriously as an opportunity<

>to >advance the art of architecture & every<

>concept shown >was an effort for progress<

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+THE PROFS LISTED ABOVE+

+HIRED ME >W/O A DEGREE+

>(at the time i didn't realize<

>how >important this was<

>my gratitude is immense)<

+BASED ON 5 YEARS WORK+

+I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL+

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 +CALIFORNIA VILLA #1+
>it is interesting that >my favorite work<
>and research was >affordable housing<
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+ / CALIFORNIA VILLA)+
>but >patrons w/ money showed up and<
>desired villas / thus the california villa<
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 +CALIFORNIA VILLA #2+
>it should be noted that all of my drawings<
>i >made by hand< including this working<
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+DRAWINGS BY HAND)+
>drawing / on large competition projects on<
>2 occasions i had aid from >fine sdsu grads<
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+ / IRAN & HONG KONG)+
>profs nakamura, matsuhisa, lara, & terada /<
>all have gone on to >very excellent careers<
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 +CALIFORNIA VILLA #2+
>professor pierucci of sdsu, an aerospace<
>engineer from italy commissioned a villa<
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+>> / PIERUCCI VILLA)+
>that would be home & vineyard / a vital<
>decentralized 3 unit residence< resulted<
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+SHOP AS SCULPTURE+
>art was important in my childhood and<
>i made every effort in each project that<
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+ / DELMAR SHOE SHOP+)
>i designed to express that essence / see<
>the yogurt shop for >friend larry uruttia<
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 +UNISPHERE BIO-ENERGY+
>the universal spheroid openable garden<
>residence (garden inside) is featured in<
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+ / BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>a radiant >biotronic energy mode for a<
>design >exposition for museum of man<
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 +FERRO CEMENT RESIDENCE+
>design for a lawyer and family in la mesa ca.<
>as a >ferro-cement shell structure / >strength<
>of structure is immense in ferro-cem. but the<
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+ / FERRO-CEM. SHELL)+
>la mesa building authority >couldn't check a<
>set of calculations made on an early computer<
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 +BIO DESIGN / LONDON LECTURE+
>on >two occasions< i presented slide lectures<
>in london on my >"radiant architecture" / the<
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+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE)+
>arch. association (prof. peralta studied there)<
>and bartlett school headed by prof peter cook<
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+BARTLETT NOTE+
>professor burksted's book on "lecorbusier &<
>the occult" is important to the influence that<
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+>> / GENETIC MEMORY)+
>templar ancestors had on my >design vision<
>from orient forest france & new orleans yrs<
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 +RAMMED EARTH STUDIO+
>the earth calls for >rammed earth technology<
>in the raw desert and >this is the best i know<
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+>>> / RAMMED EARTH)+
>decentralized units around a cool pool with<
>recycled >vapor spray and a plant kingdom<
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 +SILVER SHIP / LAJOLLA+
>what joy this castle on the hill brought<
>to my family and i / >the first easter of<
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+>> /  THE SILVER SHIP)+
>its life was something i shall remember<
>w/ marian's happiness my deep pleasure<
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 +SOLAR RESIDENCE+
>four >greenhouses on the south side heat<
>the rammed earth towers / sleeping under<
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+>>> / SOLAR HEATING)+
>the stars on the tower roofs in summer w/<
>openable domes / plants & water are vital<
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 +NOLA BIOMORPHIC+
>for my creole heritage, this biomorphic<
>is my favorite ! / >a sculpture-structure<
+(WATER SPRAY / >PLANTS<+
+COLOR TILES / F.C. SHELL)+
>for holy cross high school at the invite<
>of our >old friend chris. friedrichs asla<
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 +BIOMORPHIC OFFICES+
>i was honored that two  landscape architects<
+>who had been my classmates at LSU asked<
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+ / BIOMORPHIC DESIGN)+
>me to design their offices in 1964 / this was<
>my first design in ferro cement & the largest<
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 +IRAN LIBRARY+
>the ouster of the czar of iran during the<
>competition for this library stopped the<
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+IRAN NATIONAL LIBRARY)+
>process but if i had won, this building is<
>my best for night "radiant presentation"<
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+THANKS RENE+
>for your interest in >reyner banham as my<
>guest at SDSU / >i also value friendships<
>with > bruce goff, dennis crompton, peter<
+(DAVE FOBES. JOHN MESSINA+
+JIM BOURKE I ALSO VALUE &+
+MANY OTHER  FINE ALUMNI)+
>cook, ron herron, lloyd wright, john lloyd<
>wright, eric lloyd wright, jim hubbell etc<
>buckminster fuller was >very vital to me<
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+SHALL CONTINUE SELECTIONS+

+OF PROJECTS I VALUE /  >ALSO+

>(google :> eugene ray / any topic<

>shall respond to  >any questions<

>please see >metaphysic graphics)<

>CHECK MY >FACEBOOK< PAGE+

+VIDEO OF LSU LECTURE VITAL+

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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu