LIGHT IN THE EVENING SKY #7 / 13 photographs for a monograph publication

+DEAR PROF. RENE PERALTA+

>as i have expressed on my Facebook page the<

>horrors of the prospects< of a >new regime in<

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+>>> / COSMIC VISION)+ 

>washington are >vastly reduced in the light of<

>cosmic consciousness< / >days a precious gift<

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+HOLOGRAPHIC REALITY+

>my effort designing "transcendental manifests"<

>was as i see it >fueled considerably by sighting<

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+HOLOGRAPHIC VISION)+

>a >cylindrical UFO in 1947< / >at age 15 that< 

>event instantly gave a >cosmic consciousness<

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+LIFE BECAME SPECIAL+

>my life took off at that point (see the book on<

>my life compiled by a classmate for a reunion)<

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+ / UFO SIGHTING 1947)+ 

>before i was out of high school i had obtained<

>a job as a "cartographer" w/ the highway dept< 

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 +RADIANT VISION+
>in 1953 i had my first architectural designs<
>constructed (two chapels for a hospital) as<
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+2 LOUISIANA  CHAPELS)+
>a designer for the state of louisiana / >i was<
>21 years old w/ 1 year of tulane architecture<
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 +SYNERGETIC ENVIRONMENT+
+dave fobes liked this class  >the best of my 7<
>SDSU classes (this is a joe mansfield design)<
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+SYNERGETIC ENVIRON)+
>color-light-energy< built environments in the<
>10 ft circle programmed for 10 min w/ sound<
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 +YOGURT SHOP+
>in the late 1980s i designed the ultimate<
>of my work w/ color-light-energy w/ this<
>yogurt shop for larry uruttia / fiber optic<
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+>>> / YOGURT SHOP)+
>tables and corrugated alumn. walls gave<
>the >transcendental cosmic look i sought<
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 +TANZANIA, AFRICA #1+
>cosmic consciousness was vital in this<
>design using >corrugated alumn. walls<
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+ / TANZANIA, AFRICA)+
>(aluminum was made nearby) 2 versions<
>were made for u.c. berkeley anthro. dept<
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 +TANZANIA, AFRICA #2+
>on of the most interesting commissions of<
>my california years >was this archeology<
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+> / TANZANIA, AFRICA)+
>field camp in africa for u.c. brerkeley on<
>the site of >dr. leakeys camp in tanzania<
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 +WILTY RES @ NIGHT+
>the patio-living room was magical w/ light<
>on the plants / >i bought ceramic vases out<
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+>> / WILTY RESIDENCE)+
>of the sears roebuck catalog and >sawed the<
>bottoms off turning them into hanging lights<
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 +HOTEL, HONG KONG+
>marianne & i dined w/ chikako terada hart<
>and tom hart after dave's show / >chikako<
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+>>>> / PEAK HOTEL)+
>was my great aid as a grad student on this<
>hotel w/ openable spectacular view suites<
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 +SELIGMAN RESIDENCE, 1962+
>the most cosmic conscious of my louisians<
>designs was the >first semi circular project<
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+SELIGMAN RESIDENCE)+
>this >front (northern) elevation was closed<
>the rear (southern) was open to river views<
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 +SDSU EXHIBITION+
>each year w/ pride i would design & build<
>our environ. design student exhibitions &<
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+STUDENT EXHIBITIONS)+
>for this one we designed >special kiosks w/<
>joe mansfield building one< w/ peeler logs<
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 +GARDEN RES. IN DOME+
>this affordable "kit of parts" prototype res<
>(left) w/ garden inside a geodesic dome is<
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+"KIT OF PARTS" DESIGN)+
>in my estimation our >most vital< economy<
>prototype (excepting the universal spheroid<
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+NOTE : from my first days teaching (LSU)<
+DO IT YOURSELF ECONOMY+
>my students won awards using KOP design<
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 +FAX TO A.A. LONDON+
>it was to my friend >dennis crompton at<
>the >architecture association< in london<
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+ / SDSU PHOTO FAXES)+
>that i sent the >first SDSU photo faxes of<
>my students exhibition in the 80s decade<
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 +SDSU EXHIBITION+
>it was w/ pleasure that i designed & built<
>the most exciting student exhibitions with<
+(SDSU ENVIRON DESIGN+
+EARNED  >MUCH FAME)+
>slide & film projection & video & sound<
as vital matrix /  >all on a minimal budget<
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 +SDSU EXHIBITION+
>peeler logs cost only $5 apiece & were<
>used here to suspend round shelves 16"<
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+ / STUDENT EXHIBITIONS)+
>in diameter holding models / >this was<
>one of our best sdsu student exhibitions
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+FOREST WILSON "PROGRESSIVE+
+ARCHITECTURE"  MAG. EDITOR+
>(i flew to >cuernavaca in 72<
>for my 1st internat. lecture)<
+SPREAD WORD OF OUR WORK+
>(CBS los angeles came with<
>much television equipment)<
+LECTURE  INVITATIONS CAME+
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>i had taught in 2 previous architectural<
>schools / our work was very different /<
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+ / SDSU ENVIRON DESIGN)+
>economy, ecology, health, energy and<
>social concerns were vital to our work<
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+TASTY TAN BOX DESIGN+
>(standard design in<
>san diego in 1969)<
+WAS NOT OUR >VISION<+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu