COSMOS DESIGN HERITAGE / light-weight tensile, resilient structures

+TRAGIC NOTE+

>all of tonight's blog written below this<

>paragraph was written before the tragic<

+(PEACE IS THE  >ONLY+

+WAY FOR TO >ALL TO+

+LIVE ON OUR PLANET)+ !

>events in paris of yesterday / i am very<

+(ONE TO ONE, ALL OF+

+OUR  >PEOPLE< >ARE+

+VERY GOOD PEOPLE)+

>sad w/ this / i knew only peace w/ my<

>students from all regions of our planet<

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

+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS+

+(HAS >NO REGIONAL REF)+

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

>was vital to sir isaac newton in his oxford univ<

>study as he did his important alchemy research<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / JOHN RAY, BOTONIST)+

>john ray, his scientific botany colleague fueled<

>our own "genetic memory" for the plant world<

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

+TWO COUNTRY HISTORY+

>please remember the >de ray family at ray<

>sur-saone france had >uk roots w/ the clan<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / SPORTS CAR DESIGN)+ 

>campbell in the >scotch border country so<

>this explains why i studied the triumph tr3<

>as economy. >spirited open air car design< 

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

+SPORTS CARS DESIGN  >JOINS+

+CROP CIRCLES DESIGN< AS A+

>(google : eugene ray<

>>>> / crop circles)<

+VITAL >DESIGN STUDY TOPIC+

+(JOHN RAY BOTONY FACTOR)+

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

 >brunel, the great 19th C. ship designer has<
>been an important inspiration for me & the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / QUEEN MARY 2)+
>cunard trans-atlantic ship "queen mary 2"is<
>a fabulous crossing (it is >not a cruise ship)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >queen mary 2 is  >designed< for transatlantic<
>crossings (7 or 8 nights) >this shall be our 4th<
+(THE QUEEN MARY LIBRARY+
+IS AN EXELLENT SHIP ASSET)+
>crossing / we have met many interesting profs<
>and dinners provide good social opportunities<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the world's >crop circles are a fascinating<
>research topic and stace tussle collegan &<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+STACE TUSSEL COLLIGAN)+
>linda moulton howe are 2 excellent expert<
>researchers (the physics of plant structure)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+"NEXUS" MAGAZINE+
+ (NEWSTANDS NOW)+
>published in london, has a good article<
>on crop circles as seen in english fields<
+(CROP CIRCLES ARE+
+SEEN WORLD WIDE)+
>and >many countries around the world<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in london, >watkins bookshop (near the<
>british museum< like our thanet hotel) is<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ WATKINS BOOK SHOP)+
>always an important source for books on<
>crop circles and ufo-et / paranormal data<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >there are many profound books on crop<
>circles in england and the >plant physics<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+SECRETS IN THE FIELDS)+
>found in the stalks of et constructed crop<
>circles is an >excellent read place to start<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i have >written much about the quality of<
>serious scholarship, >especially that of my<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ REYNER BANHAM)+
>friend & former  >sdsu design guest reyner<
>banham who wrote several profound books<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >tensile structure< found in my architecture<
>was a factor of the  >"radiant architecture"<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / TENSILE STRUCTURE)+
>oeuvre that interested reyner bantam in my<
>prototypes / (mary banham also liked this)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >serious scholarship< has always been vital<
>in anciebt egyptian research / the profound<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / ANCIENT EGYPT)+
>books of graham handcock are an excellent<
>source of information ref. early earth history<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >bucminster fuller's >studious heritage has<
>given his books & lectures the impressive<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+BUCKMINSTER FULLER)+
>quality that >inspired my work from 1957<
> when i >heard him speak< in baton rouge<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >my design of the >"silver ship"< was as you<
>know >inspired by my 1947 ufo sighting< &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / THE SILVER SHIP)+
>as i worked on the 100 drawings >sports car<
>construction was a >vital concept inspiration<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>the ray castle at >ray-sur-saone< france has<

>provided this blog >fascinating data ref the<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>> / ORIENT FOREST)+

>fr. orient forest />the french ray family is a<

>branch of the original ray uk border family<

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

+FACEBOOK DATA+

>eugene ray architect page on facebook<

>reveals much >expanded data on mars<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / MARS STRUCTURES)+

>w/ a fascinating nasa photo of the earth<

>as seen from mars / >a powerful vision<

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

+THOSE WHO CANNOT ACCEPT+

+COSMIC CONSCIOUS REALITY+

>(study the writing of paul<

>hellyer, former canadian<

>>>minister of defense<<)< 

+PLEASE REALIZE WE ARE>ONE+

+ON OUR VITAL PLANET EARTH+

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

eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu

13 FACTORS OF INNER VISION / essence of a human life

+ORIENTATIONS OF LIFE+

>at a certain >plateau of life on this earth<

>one can >review the essence< of radiant<

+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>> / ESSENCE OF LIFE+

>energy orientations that fueled progress<

>& have some feeling for its composition<

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

+BLOG AS ART-LIFE ART+

>metaphysical blueprint< >galvanizing a path<

>of life on planet earth< >with links to cosmic<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+> / BLOG AS ART-LIFE)+

>space fueled by >cosmic consciousness< and<

>synergy w/>paranormal essence of life's path<

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

+"AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL+

+ONLY THE >FANTISTIC<+

>(teilhard de chardin sj<

>/ his ancient wisdom)<

+REVEALS >POSSIBILITY"+

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

                                      
+DNA ORIENTATION+
>"you are what you eat" is part of the<
>matrix of your nature / blood is even<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / DNA ESSENCE)+
>stronger & fuels our being w/ its path<
>on this earth< and its links to cosmos<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +PORTAL ORIENTATION+
>some believe the "great hadron collider"<
>installed on the french / swiss border in<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ COSMIC PORTALS)+
>recent times (near gruyere) shall give us<
>a major step< >toward other dimensions<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +ET ORIENTATION+
>a fascinating >reality of existence on earth<
>is how >extraterrestrial intelligence< exists<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / EXTRATERRESTRIAL)+
>parallel w/ human activity / history reveals<
>crucial et constructions< w/ >life direction<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +ARTISTIC ORIENTATION+
>much of my reading< >early in life< was a<
>focus on >artist-seers like paul klee< whose<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> ARTIST AS SEER)+
>magnificent oeuvre was revealed in my 1st<
>book purchase from  >"7 art book society"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>(note : paul klee's heritage was switzerland<
>near gruyere / was thoughtful bauhaus prof<
>illustration from his  >n african pilgrimage)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+COSMIC ORIENTATION+
>i am >extremely grateful for the path that<
>life< has taken me on this earth and many<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+/ UNIVERSAL SPHEROID)+
>times i have >expressed the feeling of our<
>vision being fueled by powers beyond me<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +ORGANIC ORIENTATION+
>it was my fortune to study the design<
>vision of >frank lloyd wright early in<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ RADIANT CONCEPTS)+
>life and yes >nature is our best guide<
> /"radiant architecture" is my version<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +STUDIO ORIENTATION+
>the silver ship< for a quarter century gave<
>us a >wonderful home for our family and<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / SILVER SHIP STUDIO)+
>also a >very vital and important studio for<
>making hundreds of visions feeding blogs<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +ENERGY ORIENTATION+
>"synergetic environments" one of the classes<
>i developed for sdsu provided a laboratory &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+SYNERGETIC ENVIRON)+
>studio exploring< the >potentials of biotronic<
>energy< in 10 foot spherical radiant volumes<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +PSYCHIC ORIENTATION+
>it is artistry that encourages the architect to<
>examine and express deep psychic factors<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / PSYCHIC VISION)+
>that fuel & galvanize the harvest of vision<
>that flows from the creative consciousness<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +NOLA ORIENTATION+
>the >french creole history of our family<
>in new orleans must be given credit for<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / TROPIC SYNDROME)+
>the orientation of my >design effort / the<
>tropic syndrome is a powerful influence<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +SDSU ORIENTATION+
>sdsu was just a >college when i applied to<
>teach there / the >university title came later<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV.)+
>but i loved mexico & its >"aztec" title was<
>vital to me / >world credit made me happy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^        

+WISDOM ORIENTATION+
>knowledge was important to my largely<
>self educated brother, >ranny who read<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / WISDOM MACHINE)+
>more then anyone /  >wisdom was vital<
>to his psyche  >(influenced me greatly)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +SANSOUCI ORIENTATUON+
>everyone in our family< was surprised<
>when i >built in a virgin forest< / >my<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / SANSOUCI FOREST)+
>influence may well have come via our<
>"genetic memory">in the orient forest<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+EUGENE RAY, ARCHITECT+
+>>MY FACEBOOK PAGE<<+
>reveals much data expanding on our blog<
>an >example< is that a diamond company<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / FRANCE MY LOVE)+
>included one of my blogs on their website<
>w/o asking me >(a complement i suppose)<
>(friend, prof dave fobes is investigating it)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SHALL FOCUS ON >PARIS+
>(sites to >visit<
>and to  >dine)<
+& LONDON, NEXT BLOGS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

SOLID STRUCTURE VS ENERGY / artist-architect-professor./ life & work

+GARY ALLEN, ARCHITECT+

>designer of the excellent san diego stadium<

>died , >little known last year and i have put<

+(GARY ALLEN WAS A VERY+

+MODEST, >TALENTED MAN)+

>his obituary on my Facebook page which i<

>hope you >will read and admire his talents<

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

+THREE LIVES+

>is what my work caused me to live and<

>made even more complex lived in two<

+(ARTIST-ARCHITECT,  PROF+

+LIVING   >THREE LIVES< IN+

+TWO STATES & OVER SEAS)+

>separate states & recognized over seas<

>while >less known in ones home base<

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

+"THE ELECTRIC LOVE GARDEN"+
>my >first large exhibition at sdsu in 1970 was<
>a reflection of my focus on color-light-energy<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+COLOR-LIGHT-ENERGY)+
>during our first months in california teaching<
>in an art dept. after having taught architecture<
>at lsu and tulane (tulane work reflecting final<
>new orleans projects >leading toward energy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >"synergetic environments" was the new class i<
>installed at sdsu in 1970 to explore color, light,<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>energy in an architectural context that led to my<
>ultimate objective, biotronic radiant architecture<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this is about the >only time i made an<
>effort for a biotronic architecture book<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / THE GODS MACHINES)+
>today after the >wun chok bong book<
>"the gods machine" it would be easier<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in 1982 i wrote this letter to rizzoli publishers<
>of fine art books to introduce my work using<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE)+
>color, lighr, energy in architecture / sadly the<
>concept was  >so new it was not appreciated<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >light was important in my "solid" architecture<
>as built in louisiana between 1960 & 1965 w/<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / WILTY RESIDENCE)+
>this wilty residence having much attention to<
>natural light and the artificially lighted aspect<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>perhaps the >most extensive and complete<
>design i ever made using light & energy in<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+IRAN NATIONAL LIBRARY)+
>architecture was this design for the library<
>for >iran<  in an international competition<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the last five years of our work in louisiana was<
>devoted to color, light, energy w/ three projects<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+VIEUX CARRE PROJECTS)+
>built in the vieux carre / >this work led to many<
>"synergetic environments"< >later in california<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in my >70s lajolla california studio and<
>sdsu classroom  >history was made w/<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>biotronic architecture / "architecture as<
>situation / environ as light">the lecture<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it was very exciting to make my vision for<
>"transcendental manifestations"< become a<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE)+
>reality in california and radiant architecture<
>became an ultimate reflection of its essence<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the work i accomplished in louisiana became<
>my architectural legacy based on affordability<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ LOUISIANA HOUSES)+
>and a focus on "lightness of being", radiance<
>the >electric boxes in my houses were >huge<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it is unfortunate that my last international<
>exhibition in brazilia, was so far away / it<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / BRAZILIA, 1996)+
>did provide a >good audience< but it also<
>caused a case of malaria< that was severe<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>a happy memory for exhibitions< was in >paris<
>where my >color slides were projected on large<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / PARIS BIENNALE 1985)+
>screens at the >"park la villette" a gigantic expo<
>site newly built w/ the structures all painted red<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+GRATITUDE+
>nice greetings from old bruce goff friend<
>robert faust gave a lustre to my email all<
>yesterday / bob was the field director of<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+BRUCE GOFF / BOB FAUST)+
>onstruction of >goff's mississippi house<
>at long beach / it looked very like a ufo<
+(HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO+
+ERIC LLOYD WRIGHT)+
>i feel close to all the >wright-goff people<
>(in february, we shall be near taliesin w)<
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+TWO WEEKS UNTIL WE+
+LEAVE FOR NEW YORK+
>(on trail of appolinaire<
>corbu, >surrealists and<
>templar< / alchemists)<
+LONDON AND  >PARIS<+
+VIA  >QUEEN MARY 2<+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2015, DAVE / reasons i value our long friendship

+DAVID FOBES, ARTIST / PROFESSOR+

>(appreciation for your aid to me<

>& your many >ability strengths)<

+ALUM / FRIEND / HAPPY BIRTHDAY+ !

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

>dear friends & alums many of you<

>have these talents / dave represents<

+(FRIENDS & ALUMS, MY+

+>DEEP< >GRATITUDE<)+ !

>all of you in a very special synergy<

>i an very >grateful to you< for this<

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

+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS+

>in dave's radiant color collage, paining, graphics<

>& constructions has >placed him in a very strong<

+(TONIGHT I >LIST DAVE'S<+

+MANY HUMAN ABILITIES)+

>position in our arts community, >encouraging my<

>invitation to him long ago to >interface this effort<

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

+DAVE HAS BEEN A >LEADER<+

+AIDING ME IN >MANY WAYS<+

>(dave aided me for a >year<

>to produce this daily blog<

>was a super heroic efforrt)<

+WHICH YOU MAY NOT KNOW+

+BELOW IS MY APPRECIATION+

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 +SILVER SHIP CONSTRUCTION+
>dave's talents< as a student was clear when i<
>hired him to join our team to build the silver<
>ship / in this effort he soon became a leader<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +PARANORMAL ABILITIES+
>dave has explained his >personal paranormal<
>abilities which as you well know is important<
>in my >appreciation of our human cognisense<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +ORGANIC CONSTRUCTION+
>dave has >consistently demonstrated in my<
>classes< and >in his teaching a great ability<
>to utilize our >natures construction lessons<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +ANIMAL / ART  SYNERGY+
>in my estimation, the sensitivity of a great<
>artist is >profound and can be observed in<
>an artist's inter-action w/ the animal world<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +OBJECTIVE REALITY+
>dave and i have had many discussions ref<
>to "other dimensions" and perceptions of<
>objective reality in a historical perspective<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+HISTORICAL GEOMANCY+
>leonardo da vinci< who drew this tetra-sphere<
>has been a >great mentor< to me and dave has<
>shown much >interest< in historical geomancy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+HUMAN LEADERSHIP+

>anyone observing dave's interface w/ his<

>friends & students will observe his ability<

>as a leader in  >vital human relationships<

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

+ARTISTIC ABILITY+
>cosmic consciousness has been superb<
>in the best of dave's artistic oeuvre and<
>this has been >very appreciated by me<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >TECHOLOGICAL ABILITY+
>dave represents our >best in human technical<
>ability / i have written about dave's excellent<
>performance in the >silver ship construction<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+CONSTRUCTION ABILITY+
>the great architects wright & goff would<
>have selected dave to head construction<
>of their best projects / (i love this vision)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+MECHANICAL INVENTION+
>dave, as a student of mine >always showed<
>deep interest in >inventive techniques that i<
>shared to improve our design / construction<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +BIOTRONIC RADIANCE+
>as you know the use of biotronic energy<
>in architecture is very important to me &<
>i believe dave has the ability to lead this<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+FUTURES PERCEPTION+
>leadership is important< to me and >the<
>ability to see >"futures perception" is an<
>ability that i believe dave shall excell in<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+CONGRATULATIONS DAVE+
+YOU REPRESENT THE BEST+
>(forgive the >presumptions<
>that i >deserve< to analyze<
>but history selected vision)<
+OF OUR HUMAN ABILITIES+ !
+HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu