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New Orleans Artist Debbie Boyd Hageman Looks to Mother Nature

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

From the time she was a little girl out in the garden with her mother, helping to grow their vegetables, to photographing and painting outdoors in her beloved New Orleans, Boyd Hageman finds her creativity flows best when outside. “I She paints big, bold, colorful abstract paintings for commercial and retail clients around the globe.

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Memories from the Architectural Studio | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

They don’t realize how difficult it is to stand up in front of a room full of your classmates and professors and “explain” why you designed your project the way you did. One looked at the designer after the presentation and said, “The design sucks.” I also witnessed a couple of bad clients, too.

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The Best Solar Panels for 2016 — and beyond

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Source: Dwell (left); HomeWorldDesign (top right); SRS Energy via CNET (bottom right) When you think of solar panels, you may not think of design. They want the panels to be visible but still clean and concise — which means no mosaic designs.” The solar future is a design paradise. Then bring along the architect and contractor.”