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10 Things You Need To Know Before Hiring An Architect

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Architects spend years training and studying their craft. When you hire an architect you are hiring someone with home design expertise. Whether your construction or design aspirations are small or large scale—getting to the middle of a project and realizing you’re lost or out of resources can be an overwhelming feeling.

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How World Population Affects the Architecture of Transit

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Studies have shown that city life can actually alter the brain and that urban areas have higher cases of psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia. Atrium architecture is a popular design whereby large, open spaces are created to give buildings a feeling of space and light. This can be done in interior and exterior designs.

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Why Men Have Excellent Decorating Taste

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Today we see men offering design tips and advice through thousands of TV shows, magazine articles and blogs. It seems that men have a lot to offer in terms of interior/exterior design. Look at men like Nate Berkus who have established a well-known brand for themselves all via their design insight. The best part of this?