+GENETIC MEMORY INSIGHT -1965+ >we all carry the genetic memory that fuels daily dreams/visions. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(creole latin-french energy)< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +TROPIC SYNDROME ORIENTATION+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >in 1965 i was teaching architecture at l.s.u. in baton rouge having built the first phase of my oeuvre around ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +MARVELOUS >GREEN< COVINGTON+ (oregon state univ. exhibition) >had been my first reward< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +COMPELLING GOAL+ >the organic regional roots of louisiana was my objective ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >in spreading the word< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "THE GOVERNORS PALACE AT UXMAL" >a magnificent rendering by catherwod of the largest mayan yucatan temple >was an inspiration to our work< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +TROPIC SYNDROME ICON+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(i had doubled its size to hang in my fourth year design classroom). ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +YUCATAN-AVERY ISLAND-BARATARIA+ >this linkage was important to my teaching as i wanted to express ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE IMPORTANCE OF TROPIC+ >regional architecture< +RADIANCE IN LOUISIANA+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >i gave l.s.u. students design projects< +NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM+ >set in the jungles of avery island and >our degruy barataria genus loci<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PLANTATION MUSEUM+ >i sent a letter to governor mackiethen with a proprosal to design a museum in the barataria devoted to the... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >magnificent archtype< +LOUISIANA SUGAR PLANTATIONS+ >(especially early creole)< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +GENETIC MEMORY ENERGY+ >i was inspired by our verloin degruy heritage in the tropical radiance of the palmetto/cane thickets >along bayou baritaria< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE NATIVE ABORIGINAL TEMPLE ON+ +AN INDIAN MOUND ARCHTYPE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >as drawn by alexandre de batz in +JUNE OF 1732+ >(seven years before our antoine jean baptiste valentin verloin degruy +20 YEARS OF AGE+ >arrived from the marble halls of versailles to the palmetto +JUNGLES OF LOUISIANA+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +BOONDOCKS or CENTROID+ >(what did he know of the fabulous mayan architecture to the south) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +TAMCO MEXICO RUINS+ >yesterday i read an article in the current issue of archeology magazine about huge ancient mexican ruins near +TAMPICO MEXICO+ >on the gulf of mexico not far from >the jungles of our baritaria< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +YUCCA PLANTATION AT MELROSE+ >in the summer of 1965 i went to melrose plantation for the first time to meet francois mignon at his yucca house (the original melrose structure) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PLANTATION AS ART COLONY+ >the vision of cammie garret henry and the talent of francois mignon merged to provide a fertile creative milieu. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >LYLE SAXON & OTHER TALENTED WRITERS HAD THRIVED IN THE >(african resourced)< +ADOBE HAVEN OF YUCCA+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >for eariler essays please google... >eugene ray / degruy / ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1) +AFRICAN HOUSE+ 2) +FRANCOIS MIGNON+ 3) +MELROSE PLANTATION+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >this amazing original yucca plantation was built my marie therese coin-coin +FREE WOMAN OF COLOR+ >who was born in the congo and >became a slave of st. denis< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +COMMANDENT OF THE+ +NATCHITOCHES FORT+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(the very position held by the father of elizabeth sabine de montault +J.B.V. deGRUY WIFE+ >de montberaud at a later date) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +MARIE THERESE COIN-COIN+ >married thomas metoyer a white son of a prominent natchitoches family >to begin a truly remarkable story<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >THEY BUILT YUCCA & AFRICAN< +HOUSES ABOUT 1750+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >please read lyle saxons famous >book about their world< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"CHILDREN OF STRANGERS"+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >also the more recent... "CANE RIVER" ^^^^^^^ >to be continued..... gene ray, san diego, california