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Frame of Mind: Naila Yousuf of Wright & Wright

by Wei Fullmer on November 23, 2020 in Home Design

Discover how the works of art in the National Gallery and Tate’s permanent collections have inspired Naila Yousuf, partner at Wright & Wright Architects

Words by Naila Yousuf

As a student I became captivated by the colour International Klein Blue (IKB) after discovering Yves Klein’s work.

Ultramarine symbolises holiness, seen in The Virgin in Prayer and the Lambeth Bible. Klein believed IKB was the unification of heaven and earth. IKB 79 has a life of its own, like a multiple exposure photograph depicting time and space. It goes beyond scale and materiality.

Before IKB, ultramarine was used sparingly, with

Owners of businesses tied to blast in L.A. strike plea deals

by Wei Fullmer on November 23, 2020 in Building Material

The owners of two smoking and vaping supply stores in downtown Los Angeles where a large explosion left several firefighters seriously injured struck plea deals with prosecutors Thursday that call for their businesses to pay more than $100,000 to the city.

As part of the agreement with the Los Angeles city attorney’s office, the retail businesses, Smoke Tokes and Green Buddha, must pay the Los Angeles Fire Department roughly $127,000 to compensate the agency for the investigation into the May 16 blast, which rocked downtown L.A. In addition, Raheel Lakhany and Shafaq Sattar, who each owned one of businesses, agreed

COVID effect: Southern California home sales drop, prices up

by Wei Fullmer on November 22, 2020 in Home News

The number of homes sold across Southern California fell sharply in May as the coronavirus outbreak put a freeze on the region’s housing market.

Data released Thursday by DQNews reflect deals that closed escrow, meaning most buyers placed their offers in April and even March, during the height of stay-at-home orders.

Closed sales in May plunged 45% from a year earlier, while the region’s median home price rose 2.7%.

Experts say home sales usually decline before prices do in a market downturn because sellers are reluctant to drop their price until they have to.

As the coronavirus outbreak became a

2020 Best Design Schools | Top College Rankings

by Wei Fullmer on November 21, 2020 in Home Design

Our design colleges ranking report includes the “best of the best” for design education in America. Ranking metrics include academic quality, student satisfaction, graduation rate, overall value and post-graduate career success.
Our Methodology

Rank	School Name	Accept. Rate¹	Grad. Rate²	Emp. Rate 2 years³	Mid-Career Salary⁴	Net Price (4-year)⁵
	Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	33%	87%	88%	$47,300	$140 232
	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	25%	88%	91%	$72,000	$134 680

Georgia boy, 12, is college sophomore aerospace engineering major

by Wei Fullmer on November 21, 2020 in Building Material

Like many other 12-year-old boys, Caleb Anderson enjoys collecting action figures, watching Netflix and playing with Beyblades. He also happens to be a sophomore in college majoring in aerospace engineering.

Caleb is currently enrolled as a student at Chattahoochee Technical College in Marietta, Georgia, where he’ll graduate with a bachelor’s degree in two years. He hopes to continue his education at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Massachusetts Institute for Technology and eventually get an internship working for Elon Musk.

“When I