+THE STARS OF OUR RESEARCH+ >must be saint bernard and >leonardo da vinci< ^^^^^^^^^^ +TRANSCENDENT REALITY+ >both relating to transcendent reality and creative measures toward >that heavenly goal< ^^^^^^^^^^^ +GOD=LENGTH-WIDTH-HEIGHTH+ >(and by all means)< +DEPTH+ ^^^^ >definition by saint bernard< (with my "by all means") ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +REALITY IS MULTI DIMENSIONAL+ >and let us not forget that it is all in +VIBRATIONAL HARMONY+ (flow very important) >trouble results in impeded places +CORNERS AS AN EXAMPLE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +CIRCLE PREDICTS SPHERE+ >st. bernard's observation reminds us that all circular design is really ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +RELATING TO THE SPHERE+ (shape of the universe) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"THE CREATOR"+ >bible illustration of 1250 france from +SACRED GEOMETRY+ >by robert lawlor< >showing jesus w/ compass creating +CIRCULAR FORM+ >that becomes the spherical universe< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +STONE VIBRATIONS+ >the same book credits saint bernard with progendering churches where choir lofts are designed to act as +GIANT SOUND RESONATORS+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +WIND AMPLIFIERS+ >the maya built structures in the yucatan that resonated with the wind for religious +CEREMONIES+ ^^^^^^^^ +UNIVERSAL SPHEROID 1970+ (sixty-five foot diameter) +OPENABLE SPHERICAL VOLUME+ >was the first structure that i designed +CENTRAL INTERIOR GARDEN+ >in california suggesting that my view +LAJOLLA SPRING 1970+ >of california was of an arcadian place< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +OPENABLE RESIDENCE+ >lajolla california my chosen home in this radiant beautiful coastal zone +CRIES FOR BUILDINGS TO OPEN+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >one of the great factors of the famed +CALIFORNIA BUNGALOW+ (the first american version built at the cove beach in 1894, lajolla) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >WAS THAT THE BUNGALOW HAD +A LARGER WINDOW AREA+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >letting in more light thus providing a generally healthier environment +LIGHT=HEALTH+ >(victorian interiors were dark >musty, unhealthy places) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE COVE BEACH+ >on these beautiful days of early summer is the most perfect outdoor room i +RADIANT WITH ENERGY+ >have ever seen, followed by that of +BEAULIEU IN FRANCE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTOTYPES"+ >was the class i designed and taught at san diego state university to explore +IDEAL BUILDING ARCHTYPES+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE deGRUY SUGAR MILL+ >is the perfect example of an ideal arch- type where the form is a resultant of +THE NATURE OF THE INTERNAL+ +PROGRAM OF FUNCTION+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (sugar processing was circular) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +MEXICAN LECTURE 1971+ >the year after i initiated these classes at sdsu ivan illitch the famous ex- +IVAN ILLITCH+ >catholic monseignor invited me +GOOGLE : FOR INFO+ >to lecture at his school in cuernavaca mexico featured in time magazine> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"THE CENTER FOR+ >c i d o c< +INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTATION"+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >illitch had invited experts from around the world on issues relating to better social conditions for poor people. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+ (vibrational energy @ the core) >the geodesic dome (1/2 of a sphere) was one of several prototypes i was able to share that was strong and +AFFORDABLE+ ^^^^^^^^ >the other prototypes i showed in my lectures were biomorphic structures ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PROTOTYPES TO RESIST ANY+ >(thin-shell plasticity)< +HURRICANE OR EARTHQUAKE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +DESIGN BASED ON RESEARCH+ >the goal of my environ. design program was to find better ways to build not simply teaching outmoded "styles" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +SAINT BERNARD, I BELIEVE, WOULD+ (text="whole earth catalog") +HAVE EMBRACED ENVIRO. DESIGN+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +LEONARDO DAVINCI+ >would have felt right at home< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PRIMAL GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE+ >the cover of "sacrd geometry" by lawlor features luca pacioli who comissioned +LEONARDO'S ILLUSTRATIONS+ of ideal primal geometry for >his transcendent book< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"DEVINA PROPORTIONE"+ >available exactly 500 years ago< >SPRING OF 1510< ^^^^^^^^^^ gene ray, san diego, california