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K. Edward Lay, Cary D. Langhorne Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Virginia, has Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Architecture with a graduate minor in Philosophy. From 1967 to 2000 he has taught in Architectural Design, Architectural History, and Historic Preservation at the University of Virginia, where he was Assistant/Associate Dean for Administrative and Student Affairs for nine years, was Director of Undergraduate Programs in Architecture for two years, and Acting Dean one semester. Each semester, since Fall 2000, he has taught two popular courses, "Historic Virginia Buildings," through the university's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Presently he is the preservation consultant with the National Park Service for Historic Green Springs, America's first rural preservation district. His books include A Virginia Family And Its Plantation Houses (1987, 1989 second printing) and The Architecture of Jefferson Country (2000, 2002 second printing) both by the University Press of Virginia and both recipients of book awards, and the second book's accompanying CD-Rom was released in 2001.