~~UNITED STATES~~ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE~~

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~Date~~June ~~of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 20~~26, 2003

~~HLM~~Date ~~DESIGN,~~of ~~INC.~~Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

HLM DESIGN, INC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

incorporation or organization)

1-14137		56-2018819
(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

121 West Trade Street, Suite 2950, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

(Address of principal executive offices~~) (Zip~~, including zip code)

(704) 358-0779

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

ITEM 45. ~~CHANGES~~ INOTHER ~~REGISTRANT’S~~EVENTS ~~CERTIFYING~~AND ~~ACCOUNTANT~~REQUIRED FD DISCLOSURE.

OnAttached ~~January~~hereto ~~20,~~as ~~2003,~~Exhibit ~~Deloitte~~99.1 &and ~~Touche~~incorporated ~~LLP~~by ~~(“D&T”)~~reference ~~notified~~herein ~~HLM~~is ~~Design, Inc. (~~the “announcement ~~Company”)~~by ~~that,~~the ~~upon D&T’s~~registrant ~~completion~~regarding ofthe ~~its~~initiation ~~review~~ of filings with the ~~quarter~~American ~~ending~~Stock ~~January~~Exchange ~~31,~~(“AMEX”) ~~2003,~~and ~~D&T~~Securities ~~will~~and ~~resign~~Exchange asCommission ~~the~~(“SEC”) ~~Company’s~~that ~~independent~~will ~~auditors.~~lead ~~The~~to ~~Audit~~its ~~Committee~~withdrawal ofas ~~the~~an ~~Company’s~~AMEX-listed ~~Board~~company ofand ~~Directors~~its issubsequent inderegistration with the ~~process~~SEC, ofas ~~appointing~~presented ain ~~new independent auditor for~~ the ~~year~~press release ~~ending~~dated ~~May 2~~June 26, 2003~~, and expects to announce a replacement shortly~~.

~~The~~ITEM reports of D&T on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended May 3, 2002 and April 27, 2001 do not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles7. InFINANCIAL ~~addition~~STATEMENTS, ~~during~~PRO ~~the fiscal years ended May 3, 2002 and April 29, 2001 and the subsequent periods preceding the decision of D&T to resign (collectively the “Reporting Periods”), there have been no~~FORMA ~~disagreements~~FINANCIAL onINFORMATION ~~any~~AND ~~matter~~EXHIBITS of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure which disagreement(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction of D&T would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its reports.

~~ITEM~~(c) ~~5. OTHER EVENTS~~ Exhibits

~~During~~The ~~the~~following ~~Reporting~~exhibit ~~Periods,~~is ~~D&T~~filed atherewith: no time advised the Company that (a) the Company’s internal controls were inadequate to develop reliable financial statements; or (b) information had come to D&T’s attention that led D&T to no longer be able to rely on management’s representations, or that made D&T unwilling to be associated with the financial statements prepared by management.

In99.1 ~~addition,~~Press ~~during~~Release the Reporting Periods, D&T at no time advised the Company of the need to expand significantly the scope of D&T’s audit, or that information had come to D&T’s attention, that if further investigated may have: (i) materially impacted the fairness or reliability of either: a previously issued audit report or the underlying financial statements; or the financial statements issued or to be issued covering the fiscal period(s) subsequent to the date of the most recent financial statements covered by anHLM ~~audit report (including information that may prevent it from rendering an unqualified audit report on those financial statements)~~Design, ~~or (ii) caused D&T to be unwilling to rely on management’s representations or be associated with the registrant’s financial statements~~Inc. ~~D&T~~dated ~~has~~June ~~further~~26, ~~confirmed to the Company that its resignation did not cause D&T to fail to expand the scope of its audit or conduct such further investigation(s) that it might have otherwise deemed advisable~~2003.

~~Further,~~2 during the Reporting Periods, D&T at no time advised the Company that information had come to D&T’s attention that it concluded materially impacts the fairness or reliability of either (i) a previously issued audit report or the underlying financial statements, or (ii) the financial statements issued or to be issued covering the fiscal period(s) subsequent to the date of the most recent financial statements covered by an audit report (including information that, unless resolved to D&T’s satisfaction, would prevent it from rendering an unqualified audit report on those financial statements). D&T further confirmed that its resignation did not cause D&T to fail to resolve or to avoid resolving any such issue(s).

~~The~~SIGNATURE Company confirms that during the Reporting Periods, D&T has been the only independent accountant engaged as either the principal accountant to audit the Company’s financial statements, or as an independent accountant to audit a significant subsidiary and on whom D&T was expected to express reliance in such independent accountant’s report.

OnPursuant ~~January~~to ~~22, 2003,~~ the ~~Company~~requirements ~~requested~~of ~~that D&T provide a letter addressed to~~ the Securities ~~and~~ Exchange ~~Commission~~Act ~~stating~~of ~~whether D&T agrees with the above statements~~1934, ~~and, if not, stating~~ the ~~respects~~registrant inhas ~~which~~duly ~~D&T~~caused ~~does~~this ~~not~~report ~~agree.~~to Abe ~~copy~~signed ofon ~~the~~its ~~letter~~behalf ~~provided~~ by ~~D&T in response to such request,~~the ~~which~~undersigned isthereunto ~~dated~~duly ~~January 27, 2003, is filed as an exhibit to this current report on Form 8-K~~authorized.

ITEM 7. EXHIBITS

~~99.1~~3 ~~Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated January 27, 2003~~

~~SIGNATURES~~EXHIBIT INDEX

~~Pursuant~~99.1 toPress ~~the~~Release ~~requirements~~issued ofby ~~the~~HLM ~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~Design, ~~the~~Inc. ~~registrant~~dated ~~has~~June ~~duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned~~26, ~~thereunto duly authorized~~2003.

	HLM DESIGN, INC.
Date: January 27, 2003	By:	/s/ Vernon B. Brannon
		Vernon B. Brannon Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

HLM DESIGN, INC.

Dated: June 26, 2003

/s/ VERNON B. BRANNON

Vernon B. Brannon

Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and

Chief Financial Officer

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