Hugh Shomari Lacy — Refugee Designer

Atlanta Build, Remodel and Landscape Expo

January 30, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

Where: Atlanta Exposition Center North Building 3650 Jonesboro Road SE, Atlanta, GA 30354 When: January 29-31, 2010 Friday 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM How Much: Adults $5.00 Children Under 18 FREE More Info: The Build, Remodel and Landscape Expo is held at the [...]

Filed Under: All, Architecture, Events, Featured Tagged With: Atlanta Build, Atlanta Exposition Center, Remodel, Remodel and Landscape Expo, Show

iPad: The Future or Waste of Money

January 28, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

Like many people I like Apple and I am a fan of many things they that they do. I have a iPod Touch and an iMac. So, I am not a Apple hater. Now that I am done with my disclaimer. I will begin my critic of the iPad. If you have no idea what [...]

Filed Under: All, Education, Featured, Hardware, Technology Tagged With: apple, AT&T, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Tablet

Cardboard Chair Competition

January 26, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

CARDBOARD DESIGN COMPETITION: SEAT Submissions due: Monday, February 15th, 2010 Exhibition starts: Wednesday, February 17th 6:00pm DETAILS SUBMISSIONS: Designs must comfortably seat an adult. Designs shall use corrugated cardboard only (recycling is encouraged). Design submissions deadline is on Feb 15th, 2010. Entries shall compete in one of three levels – high school, college, or professional. [...]

Filed Under: All, Architecture, Competitions, Events, Featured Tagged With: AIA, Cardboard Chair, MODA, YAF

Movie Review: My Father, The Genius

January 22, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

I don’t know if many people have heard of this movie or the architect it is about. The film is intriguing, quarky, unique and overall entertaining. It has also recieved a number of awards such as: Best Editing and Best Documentary at the Slamdance Film Festival. The film is about Glen Howard Small an architect that [...]

Filed Under: All, Entertainment, Featured Tagged With: Architecture Movie, Biomorphic Biosphere, Film Festival, Glen Howard Small, Movie, Small Angst Films, Southern California Institute of Architecture

Site Grading Vignette

January 20, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

The people over at NALSA, as a New Year’s gift, are sharing a Site Grading Vignette. The link to the vingnette is here. Let us know what you think about their vignette below.

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Help Haiti!

January 19, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

Everyone is looking for ways to help the people in Haiti and we are no different here at Refugee Designer. We have not set up our own program for relief efforts but we have compiled some links to some organizations that are working to help the people in Haiti. Red Cross – Haiti Relief and [...]

Filed Under: All, Announcement, Events, Featured Tagged With: Earthquake, Haiti, Relief Efforts

Wacom’s New Bamboo Tablets

January 15, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

So, I am a bit late on this, but I am also a bit mad about it too. I bought the previous version of the Bamboo Fun about 6 to 7 months before the new Bamboo came out. The new Bamboo is HOT!!!!!! Mouse?!?! You don’t need no stinkin’ mouse! OK. So, Wacom has once [...]

Filed Under: All, Featured, Technology Tagged With: Bamboo Fun, Multi-Touch, Tablet, USB peripherals, Wacom

Barry Bergdoll Lecture

January 8, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

When Wed, January 13, 7pm – 8pm Where Auditorium in the Central Branch Public Library How Much Free! What A lecture to kick off the year of 2010 with Barry Bergdoll and to say goodbye to the Marcel Breuer show. Barry Bergdoll is a Professor of architectural history in the Department of Art History and [...]

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Get Everything At AmericasMart… For Your Design!

January 7, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

If you haven’t heard about AmericasMart before you are probably like me, new to the industry, recently laid off, not an interior designer, or do not own a store. Anyways. Evidently, AmericasMart has been around since 1957, quite a while. It was also started by an world-renowned architect John C. Portman, Jr., he has done [...]

Filed Under: All, Events, Featured, Interior Design Tagged With: AmericasMart, Atlanta, Jeffrey L. Portman Sr., John C. Portman Jr.

Make Money Making Money!

January 5, 2010 By Hugh Shomari Lacy

Make Money Making Money?!?!?!?! Sounds crazy doesn’t it? Well it is true. The United States Mint has a program called the Artistic Infusion Program. This program is set up to find designers and artist that create inspiring and sometimes patriotic designs for coins. Yes, I said coins. You may think that is just silly and [...]

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