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• Menokin Structural Glass Preservation

  Architects, preservationists, and historians hope that using structural glass to preserve a 240-year-old Virginia manor will boost the prestige of its former owner, Virginia statesman Francis Lightfoot Lee.

• Using Pixels to Make Fantasy Structures

  Recently, cultural critic Celia McGee sent me a link to a blog about real and imaginary library architecture in Minecraft.

• Bordeaux Region to Build OMA-Designed Urban Development

  The five-year tramway extension will allow tram- and pedestrian-oriented development to grow in the southeast portion of Bordeaux.

• Announcing the Winners of the 2013 RA Design Awards

  Our jury panel of four architects reviewed more than 600 projects during two days of judging and selected 34 entries as worthy of a 2013 Residential Architect Design Award.

• Historic David Adler House

  Built in 1923, this 7,229-square-foot mansion was modeled after La Lanterne, a famous French chateau. The well-kept historic house includes original light fixtures, antique wallpaper, four fireplaces, a library, and 6 acres of forested grounds.

• Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Building to be Demolished

  A critically acclaimed piece of architecture that's only 12 years old, the American Folk Art Museum will be torn down by the adjacent Museum of Modern Art.

• Design Community Responds to Museum of Modern Art Decision on Folk Art Museum

  The design community, including architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, are responding to MoMA's decision to demolish the former American Folk Art Museum. Some of those responses are outraged.

• Texas-Sized Custom Houses in Classic Styles

  Michael G., Imber: Ranches, Villas, and Houses offers readers highlights from the architect’s award-winning residential designs. The book also digs into Imber’s process of creating these classical buildings.

• New Arbat Urbanism

  Aaron Betsky explores the New Arbat, a dream of Soviet urban planning whose design and execution spanned the history of the Soviet Union.

• Across the Institute

  New Orleans, Cambridge, San Francisco, Houston, Washington, D.C., Salvador