Books: Got To Catch Them All!

The SAS PTA elementary book fair will be held from November 30 through December 2 from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in the elementary library. Click title to volunteer.

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2015-16 Annual Report

The year's report reflects many of the events and milestones, key academic indicators, new programs and instructional strategies in each division, the way that we steward our finances, and much more.

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Digital Citizenship Week

Digital Citizenship Week is here! Your child will have the opportunity to engage in activities that promote the use of technology safely, responsibly, and respectfully.

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Active Parenting Workshop Registration

Active Parenting is a six part program where each session builds on the previous workshop, facilitated by the elementary kindergarten to grade three school counselors.

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Hawthorne by Pennyfarthing

Pennyfarthing Homes brings a stunning new development to Vancouver’s West side. This amazing development will consist of 1-3 bedroom residences ranging from 680 sq ft to 1,433 sq ft over 7 storeys.

The Hawthorne is situated next to the lovely Queen Elizabeth park and just a short walk along Cambie will bring you to the Oakridge mall where you will satisfy all you shopping and dinning needs.

Pricing has not yet been determined.  Please register and join our VIP list to be one of the first to receive information

 

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How Does Title Insurance Work and Who Pays for it?

When buying a house or selling a house it is important to know what title insurance is and how it works. Typically the seller of a home pays for the title insurance (not always) and it guarantees the buyer will get clear title. Clear title means there are no other liens or loans from the previous owner that are not paid off at closing. There are different types of title insurance coverage and different types of deeds a buyer can get when purchasing a home. Every state has different laws and it is important you check with local experts to make

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How to Throw a Golf-Themed Bachelor Party in Southern California

So your friend is getting married, and you both play golf. It’s only natural that you’d decide to have a golf-themed bachelor party, right? Southern California is one of the best places to golf in... Read more

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SOFTlab: Materials + Inspiration = Experience

The following post is brought to you by 3M. Our partners are hand-picked by the Design Milk team because they represent the best in design.

Michael Szivos, who founded SOFTlab in 2005, has said that the New York-based design studio is about material, experience, effect and engagement. Four words that go a long way toward explaining why the studio’s collaboration with 3M is so successful—it’s certainly hard to imagine a more material- and experience-centered company.

“Many engineers, architects, designers and artists around the world are using our 3M materials as a great source of inspiration,” said Eric Quint, Chief Design Officer of 3M Company. “Their specific structures, visual appearances and physical properties give endless opportunities to experiment with and create new solutions. Our collaboration with designers like Michael Szivos at SOFTlab, help us explore the boundaries beyond imagination and amplify the way people interact with our materials into new experiences.”

Last year the design studio won Flatiron Public Plaza Holiday Design Competition and then collaborated with 3M on Nova, an installation that created an urbanized gazebo.

The exterior of the cell-like structure was clad in aluminum while the interior was laminated with 3M Dichroic Film, which created a glowing, kaleidoscopic effect. When SOFTlab partnered with 3M for the LifeLab at SXSW 2015, they again reached for 3M’s dichroic film. It is a magical product. The film mimics the look of dichroic glass—a material that the Romans were fond of using. The Romans managed to get the iridescent effect by sprinkling minuscule particles of gold and silver into the glass and then crafted drinking glasses, vases and jewelry. The 3M film version is a lot less time consuming than trying to melt nano-sized particles into glass—but is certainly equally as awe-inspiring. We asked the SOFTlab team about their inspiration, organizational strategies and the process for creating installations that wow.

The interior of aluminum structure of Nova is clad in acrylic and laminated with 3M Dichroic Film creating a kaleidoscopic effect.

Where do you tend to find your inspiration?

We get inspiration from many different things, which is key to how we approach the beginning of projects. We do not exclude anything as a potential inspiration, whether it’s banal, or something exceptional. The translation of what inspires us into aspects of a project is where I think some of the real conceptual invention happens.

Who are some of your favorite designers?

We look at a number of designers in many different professions, but the ones that have come up lately include Nendo, Jasper Morrison, Universal Everything, Random International, Sou Fujimoto, and Aaron Koblin.

The 3M LifeLab at SXSW created (with BBDO) was designed to turn the interior of the 3M pavilion into a kaleidoscopic prism using 3M’s dichroic film.

3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material

What kinds of materials and mediums are you drawn to?

In general we use materials that can act both as surface and structure. Rather than a material simply being used to create a surface or form, we try to use materials that do more in terms of creating a spatial condition through transparency, reflection, and coloration. We are drawn less to specific types of materials, and more so to the combination of materials that might seem out of the ordinary.

The unexpected nature of how we use materials allows us to produce a more engaging experience that relies on discovery and the creation of what we hope is a more personal experience. For example, 3M makes some really amazing materials, and it is always exciting to look through their catalogs and find a material that might be for an industrial application that most people would never see, and repurpose it in a way that creates a sense of wonder and frames it as something that has been beautifully engineered.

What are the tools that you reach for on a daily basis?

For me personally, I tend to reach for a pen and any paper that is around to quickly sketch out ideas, simply because my schedule is too busy to sit down and look at things more precisely. The studio on the other hand, uses a wide range of tools. Our studio has historically produced work that is both designed and produced using sophisticated digital tools. That will of course continue, but we are making a larger effort to be agnostic towards tools in a way that allows us to consider new ways of working. This helps us rediscover the ways that we are currently working, very much similar to the way that we approach materials.

The dichroic film gave the tent a magical glow.

You’ve created projects across a range of interesting forms, including digitally fabricated large-scale sculpture, interactive design, immersive digital video installations and more. Do you have a favorite type or style for your pieces?

We try not to have a particular style, although our interests tend to produce what might be considered similar forms. I think this is mostly driven by different lines of research within the studio that have become more refined. I find projects exciting when these different branches of research can be combined into one for a project. At the moment I am really interested in opportunities where we can experiment with the combination of tangible interaction, and more spatial built work.

The structure was made up of over 1200 unique 3D printed joints.

Many of your installations have incorporated materials traditionally used in very different ways, such as 3M Dichroic Film, typically used for architectural application to glass and plastics. How do you draw inspiration from unique materials to find new creative and imaginative ways to use them?

We typically seek out our materials based on a spatial idea we have, and maybe a particular effect we would like to achieve. Sometimes a material itself inspires this idea, which is often the case with 3M materials. What’s exciting to us is the idea of using materials that have been engineered for a specific performance, in a different and unexpected way. For example, many of 3M’s materials have unique optical aspects that allow us to design with light as a spatial element. The 3M Dichroic Film in particular looks different depending on a person’s orientation to it, which makes it a very exciting material to us.

The Nova, the result of the Flatiron Public Plaza Holiday Design Competition.

How do you keep yourself organized?

Personally I try not to keep a physical list or calendar of “things to do.” I think I keep a pretty good mental calendar, but I do this more because I believe in the ability for chance to invade my schedule, which sometimes becomes difficult when everything is too organized. This is made easier for me because I think the studio is fairly organized as a whole.

Over the years we have become really good about organizing and scheduling complex projects with many unknown factors. With that said, we always allow for contingencies, and plan on having to improvise to a certain degree. In terms of installations, it is exciting to bring something unexpected into the real world. However the real world has some exciting tricks of its own – such as wind, humidity, misread dimensions, and small children running around!

Creating the Nova, as part of the Flatiron Public Plaza Holiday Design Competition

You have created captivating structures in very public spaces, such as the “Lifelab” structure at SXSW, and the “Nova” installation in the Flatiron District of NYC. What messages or emotions do you hope to convey to the public with your work? How do you try to communicate this through your designs? What role do the selected materials play?

We often try to create a sense of wonder, surprise, and engagement with our installations and the materials that we use play a big part in that. We try to create projects that are strange, but seem to blend in based on their unique site specificity. In this way they are oddly contextual, and they fit in through how people experience them, rather than by looking like their surroundings.

We really want our work to be easily accessible and I think the unique qualities of 3M materials do that. Most people have experienced 3M materials at some point in their everyday life, which gives an installation a point to which they can relate. After looking at the installation closer though, people realize that they have never seen them used in this way before. We strive to have our installations become a unique experience for everyone and in that sense they also become the authors of the project – remembering and sharing their own stories about how they engaged with it.

Behind the scenes of the making of Nova ( Flatiron Public Plaza Holiday Design Competition).

Can you tell us a little bit more about what went into making the past installations you have done with 3M materials? What was the “behind-the-scenes” like?

The behind-the-scenes activities are probably very different from what everyone imagines. The installations themselves are fairly complex and made of many pieces. Although they look organized, they are anything but. You will often see heaps of various parts organized into numerous piles and stacks, and many drawings and diagrams being made to help convey how everything goes together.

I find that the logistics and behind-the-scenes activities to be completely separate projects for us. It’s exciting how different it is from designing the project, in that it is much more of a logistical and pragmatic problem. This is what I have come to understand in our work as a mix between what might be considered an exuberant or strange design and the extreme pragmatism and/or engineering that then takes place to make it happen.

3M™ Dichroic Film

What about these materials make them so unique and interesting to you as a designer?

These materials are multi-dimensional and are visually appealing, which is why most designers use a material. Many 3M materials have qualities such as optical, tactile and performance qualities that make them more than a simple flat surfacing material.

What books are on your nightstand these days?

Lately, I have been interested in how we might introduce some of the idiosyncratic qualities of analog production into the processes we use, which are very precise and digitally driven. Most of what I am currently reading has to do with these types of ideas, and how we might subvert the style normally associated with digitally based work. I am currently reading a catalog of Martin Puryear’s artwork, The Alphabet and the Algorithm, and Nothing Less Than Literal: Architecture After Minimalism.

What advice would you give to a young artist or designer just starting out?

I would say understanding what your strengths and weaknesses are is very important. I think this allows you to question the status quo in both the world, and in your own work, and more importantly to take on risk in a calculated way. To me, design is not only about pushing the boundaries of what people expect to see in the world, but also about what you can create. I believe it may be easier for young designers to take on risk, but I also think that this is important for designers at any level to do so they can explore what is possible.

See more of SOFTlab’s work here and learn more about 3M’s Dichroic Film here.

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15 Movies to Netflix & Chill With This Halloween

With Halloween just around the corner, there is a notable lack of horror movies in theaters. Ouija: Origin of Evil is a legitimately good ghost story, but that’s about it–the next horror movie doesn’t arrive until November 11 in the form of the Naomi Watts-starring Shut In (where she plays a secluded child psychologist who is apparently haunted by a missing child, played by Jacob Tremblay).

So…whether you’re looking to Netflix and chill or Netflix & Chill, if you get my meaning, here are 15 movies you can stream right now.

The Relic

The plot: A monster terrorizes a natural history museum after being imported from South America.
Our take: The book is much better, but The Relic is a solid, late-90’s monster flick.

Troll Hunter

The plot: Three students discover a Norwegian government conspiracy: that trolls exist, and they are not friendly (nor small).
Our take: Subtitles will scare away some, but Troll Hunter is one of the best found footage movies you’ll see.

Children of the Corn

The plot: A rural town is inhabited by a bunch of evil children who will any adult who crosses their path.
Our take: I don’t remember a lot about this movie, other than it being really freaky.

V/H/S

The plot: This found-footage movie features several “short stories” that cover a variety of horrific incidents.
Our take: While it lacks a cohesive plot, a couple of the segments are downright frightening.

Starry Eyes

The plot: An aspiring actress makes a deal with the devil to obtain fame, but at what price?
Our take: Though not as good as the critics say, this well-acted film becomes increasingly disturbing as time progresses.

Stranger Things

The plot: After their friend disappears, a group of pals stumble across a government conspiracy and a dangerous monster haunting their small town.
Our take: Yes, I know this isn’t a movie, but “Stranger Things” is a legitimately spooky marathon watch.

Hush

The plot: A deaf woman is terrorized by a mask killer, with no one around to help her.
Our take: Though it falls apart some in the final act, Hush is a legitimately exciting slasher with a unique twist.

Re-Animator

The plot: A mad scientist experiments with re-animating dead creatures (and people) with horrifying consequences.
Our take: The quintessential 80’s horror movie, full of colorful characters and grotesque visual effects, Re-Animator has it all.

Wes Craven’s New Nightmare

The plot: The cast of the original Nightmare on Elm Street is stalked by Freddie Kruger.
Our take: This extremely clever spin on the franchise, which has actors playing themselves, is a refreshing change of pace from several lackluster sequels.

Jaws

The plot: Come on, you know the plot of Jaws.
Our take: While many people don’t naturally think of Jaws as a horror movie, few films have altered people’s behavior—like staying out of the water—than Spielberg’s classic.

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil

The plot: Two hillbillies are terrorized by a group of college students, who in turn think the hillbillies are serial killers.
Our take: This hilarious yet bloody horror-comedy flips conventions on end for a highly entertaining experience.

Scream 2

The plot: Hollywood has made a movie about the events of Scream, and a copycat killer stalks Sydney, who now attends college.
Our take: This Wes Craven sequel properly builds on the franchise’s theme by poking fun at horror sequels.

Hellraiser

The plot: Something about a box, demons, possession and other weird stuff.
Our take: One of the more unique, twisted, imaginative and grotesque horror movies you’ll ever see.

The Babadook

The plot: A single mother discovers that she and her son are being haunted by a boogie man after reading his “children’s book.”
Our take: Though its haunted house story has been done before, terrific acting and a terrifying villain makes The Babadook well worth a watch.

Event Horizon

The plot: A space ship discovers the long-missing Event Horizon and realize that the crew has come a little too close to hell.
Our take: Bloody, scary and messed up, Event Horizon is an exciting exploration of evil.

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Contessa at Queen Elizabeth Park – Spacious Cambie Corridor Presale Luxury Condos

Pure West Property Investment in partnership with GBL Architects is proud to bring you their new Luxury Development Contessa located in the very popular cambie corridor. This stunning development will feature a six-storey mid-rise building which will include 18 1-bedroom, 19 2-bedroom, and eight 3-bedroom condominiums. Sizes will range from 608 to 1,177 sq ft. There will also be 3 lane way townhouses. Located on the corner of West 37th enjoy the stunning views of Queen Elizabeth park and withing close proximity you will also have great shopping and dining options.

Be apart of an Amazing community and register now for more information and pricing.

 

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How One Designer Used Squarespace to Create a Design Business (and you can too!)

The following post is brought to you by Squarespace. Our partners are hand picked by the Design Milk team because they represent the best in design.

Dylan Seeger was a 19-year-old with $6 to his name when he decided to start a design business powered by Squarespace. It seemed like a long shot even to him, but he had just attended a Squarespace Developer’s Meetup (in the pre-Squarespace Circle days) and learned just how seriously the platforms takes supporting Squarespace professional designers. “It clicked in my brain while I was sitting in the audience that I finally had a real strategy for getting a studio off the ground,” said Dylan. He had long dreamed of starting a web design business, but the big stumbling block was always the client acquisition portion of the equation. Knowing that he could align himself with Squarespace, Dylan founded Lovably that night and by the end of the weekend, had a fully functional site ready to go. The rest, as the

Just two short years and 100 Squarespace sites later (whew!), Dylan’s client list has grown so quickly that Lovably has become his full-time job and he was able to move out of the suburbs and into New York City. Dylan says that basing his business in the world of Squarespace was a no-brainer. “As more of a designer than a programmer, I was immediately drawn to the platform because it felt like one of the first services to strike the balance of being tastefully opinionated software while still allowing for vast customization, from a design point of view.” These days, Squarespace now has an entire community devoted to support emerging and veteran Squarespace designers called Squarespace Circle.

For Dylan, the platform has been hugely helpful in allowing him to create work that he otherwise wouldn’t be able to code. “Each template is a canvas for us, and behind that canvas is a vast amount of highly technical code. I wouldn’t be able to code those templates from scratch. That’s the beauty of the platform. They provide an amazing jumping off point for designers.” The fact that he doesn’t have to manage or build a back-end has been a huge plus. “It’s also wonderful to be able to hand off your work to a client and be confident that they’ll be able to add new blog posts, change out photos here and there, and will never have to worry about managing hosting or installing security updates,” Dylan said.

I’m a huge fan of the DIY aspect of Squarespace and designed the website for my non-profit, A Reading World, myself but was curious to see what a designer would do so Dylan showed me what his approach would be to the home page. My favorite part is how the navigation is now on the front page rather than buried. (New logo designed by Shannon Grant)”

“Squarespace has supported me, and I feel like I have a responsibility to support other designers,” said Dylan. He actively participates in the Circle community to help other designers get their businesses off the ground, and then also features other designers in The Digest, his monthly newsletter (and on Instagram). “It doesn’t matter how well known they are. We’ve featured both the well known like Pentagram, and we’ve featured folks like Jonathan Toro, a pretty unknown designer from Yonkers. We don’t care if you have fan-fare all around you. If the work is brilliant, it’s worth featuring.” It’s that sharing mentality that has made Circle a key community for Squarespace designers. Dylan now uses the Circle forum as a way to give back—he makes an effort to be available to other designer, answering questions and providing insight.

Website for Ice Cream Cafe designed by Lovably

Tips for Starting a Web Design Business

1. Focus on the experience for the customer. (This is where Circle’s documentation would have come in handy!)
2. Educate your clients without being pretentious. As with all relationships, communication is key. You need a good starting point on the site that describes the process and your style. Keep in mind that not everyone has worked with a designer so make that first experience a great one!
3. Focus on building a company that you’re proud of. One that will last and one that you’ll still want to be working at 30 years from now. Don’t let the passing trends of the design industry keep you from doing what you think is right.

Try out Squarespace with a free trial and all their apps, and get 10% off your first purchase using offer code DESIGNMILK.

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Friday Five with Mimi Jung

Seoul-born Mimi Jung studied at both Cooper Union and HGK Basel and then settled into Brooklyn and launched her own creative studio called Brook&Lyn. She started making bold jewelry which quickly gained notice. Eventually, Jung and her husband, Brian Hurewitz, began collaborating on textiles, furniture designs, and interiors, and within the last couple of years they made the move to Los Angeles, which has led to Brook&Lyn becoming Early Work. On top of her work with her husband, she’s become known for her weavings, where she creates woven wall pieces and environments that let users experience them through movement around and through them. This week’s Friday Five lets Jung share a handful of her favorite things.

1. Hiba wood oil and wood chips
I bought this set on my last trip to Tokyo. Before every meeting I like to add a few drops of the hiba oil in a bowl of hiba chips. In an instant the room is infused in a deep musky woodsy aroma. Hiba oil also eliminates unwanted odors and relieves stress, enough said!

2. SodaStream
You can fully control the amount of carbonation and the device is minimal enough to leave on your counter. I like to add half a lime and some freshly grated ginger to my carbonated water. This is my daily treat.

3. Bassike
I was first introduced to Bassike as a client but now it’s genuinely what I wear on most days. It took me a very long time to convert my NY style to LA. Bassike was the answer, it’s sophisticated casual wear for a minimalist. At most meetings, openings and dinners I’m wearing something of theirs.

4. Muji Sketchbooks
I will sketch on any given surface. It’s almost dangerous to give me a pen without paper. The Muji sketchbook is slim enough to carry in my purse at all times.

5. Uber
I live in LA and don’t know how to drive. I wish you could accumulate loyalty points with Uber, I would have enough for a round trip to NY and back.

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School Finance 605: Student Demographics Part 2

School Finance 605

Student Demographics, Part 2

Several weeks ago, we shared demographic information about where SAS students come from (read Finance 603 here). We now move on to information about why SAS families are in Singapore, how long students stay at SAS, and where our families live.

What brings SAS families to Singapore?

Most SAS students are here because of a parent’s job. This year, 50% of SAS parents’ jobs are in one of three sectors: 25% in finance, 15% in manufacturing (semiconductors, electronics, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals), and 10% in information, communication, and technology. Another three sectors account for around 7% each: oil, gas, and energy; consumer goods; and professional services (accounting, consulting, law, relocation, and outsourcing). Compared to last year, slightly more parents now work in finance, while 2% fewer work in manufacturing. The other sectors, including oil, gas, and energy, have remained constant since last year.

Other sectors employing over 3% of SAS parents include SAS itself, government (including the U.S. embassy and navy), and higher education. Smaller numbers work in trade, shipping and logistics, hotels and entertainment, nonprofits, healthcare, property and architecture, food and beverage, and mining. Around 5% of SAS parents provided no data on employment, while 0.1% reported themselves self-employed.

How long do students stay at SAS?

The total time the average student spends at SAS, meaning the tenure of students who are leaving (including graduating seniors), was 4.5 years in June 2016. If we turn to the average tenure for current SAS students (assuming they stay through the current school year), we see this remains at 3.9 years. This number factors in our youngest students, who "bring down" the average because, of course, they can only have been enrolled at the school as long as there have been grades to serve them; a preschool student, for example, can only have been here one year.

Average years of enrollment

Looking at current students’ tenure by grade level, it is not surprising that tenure increases each year in the lower grades, hitting the overall average at grade 6. Middle and high school students’ tenures continue to rise, spiking to 6.5 years in grade 12. This indicates that many families make special efforts to keep their children at SAS through the socially and academically critical years before graduation. Currently, 7% of our total enrollment has attended SAS for ten or more years.

Average years of enrollment by grade

 

 

One interesting subset of SAS students that stays significantly longer than average is our group of Student Pass (SP) holders. These children, who make up 11% of SAS students, hold SPs instead of dependent passes, for three main reasons: they have come to Singapore primarily to go to SAS; they are staying here to continue at SAS after a parent’s job has moved on; or they are the children of Permanent Residents who do not themselves have PR status. Many students on SPs live here with one parent, or with a guardian. Current SP students’ average tenure at SAS stands at 6 years, compared with 3.9 years for all students, indicating that this group is particularly committed to remaining at SAS.

Student pass holders, 2016-17

  

How many students who started at SAS with my child will graduate with him?

Children who enter SAS in the younger grades will see many of their friends move away as they get older, but a few friends will remain right through to graduation day. This year, out of our senior class of 285, we have 23 students (8%) who started here in either the Early Childhood Center or kindergarten: three who enrolled in preschool, seven in pre-kindergarten, and 12 in kindergarten. A further 15 arrived in first grade and 24 in second grade, so over one-fifth of this year’s graduates will have been at SAS for ten years or more.

Of course, the later a student enters SAS, the more friends he will have who have been here the same amount of time or longer. And there is a positive aspect to our student body’s fluidity: many SAS students find that they become skilled at making new friends and more open, flexible and resilient as they go through life.

 

Where do SAS students live?

Our students live all over Singapore, with the largest concentration of SAS families in the area bounded by the PIE, CTE, AYE, and Clementi Road. This area includes neighborhoods near roads such as Bukit Timah, Dunearn, Newton, Stevens, Orchard, Tanglin, Grange, Holland, and River Valley, as well as the areas surrounding the American Club. The Woodlands neighborhood is also popular with SAS families, accounting for around 450 students. This number has declined since last year, and at 11% of students is lower than most people assume. Other areas with notable concentrations of SAS families include Sembawang, Upper Bukit Timah, Yio Chu Kang, Ang Mo Kio, the ECP and West Coast Highway areas, and Sentosa.

2016-17 distribution of SAS families in Singapore

Each dot indicates a house, condo, or apartment building housing at least one SAS student

 

We hope that this article helps you more fully understand this year’s SAS community. As always, we welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions for future articles. Please send them to William Scarborough, Chief Financial Officer, at wscarborough@sas.edu.sg. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Podcast 72 Buying over 2,000 Single Family Homes with Rod Khleif

Rod Khleif has bought over 2,000 single family rental properties in his career, but surprisingly he loves to invest in multifamily properties now. He bought many houses in the 1980’s when he was a real estate agent and could take advantage of low down payment investor loans. Rod had over 800 houses in 2006 and was worth a lot of money on paper, but his houses did not cash flow well. When the real estate market crashed, Rod was in big trouble. He got rid of most of his houses and survived, but when he came back he decided multifamily

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The City of Lougheed

After years of planning, like Brentwood Mall before it, Lougheed Shopping Centre is about to go through a $7 Billion major rejuvenation and expansion. Over the next 20 years, the 40 acres in this prime Burnaby location bordering Coquitlam (effectively known as Burquitlam) will soon be home to 23 new towers in a master planned community which includes thousands of new homes, as well as over 300 new shops, and restaurants.

The Residents will be able to enjoy and experience a unique lifestyle within a community designed for livability.  The carefully designed streets will consist of lush green walkable boulevards, endless supply of shops, cafes, and restaurants.

Each neighbourhood to be phased into the development will be offer a unique character added into the previous neighbourhoods charm, as well as continue the pedestrian friends streets, plazas and storefronts. Tower 1, Neighbourhood 1 will consist of the first 500 units sold

 

•$7-billion master planned community

•23 towers at centre of Metro Vancouver
•300+ new shops and restaurants
•The Millennium and future Evergreen SkyTrain Lines—directly on site
•8 minute drive to Simon Fraser University

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The Simple Life: Mid-Century Inspired Art

Louisville, Kentucky based Jeremy Booth is a self-taught illustrator/graphic designer who created a collection of prints after a trip to Palm Springs. With a love of mid-century design and the Palm Springs inspiration, Booth designed The Simple Life, which evolved into an exhibition in Paris at Sergeant Paper. Keeping things simple, as many designers of the time did, the work evokes a feeling of nostalgia – of a time when things were much different, and men and women settled into traditional roles for a life that equaled happily ever after.

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