This Rural Retreat Brings a Family Together, Without Making Them Give Up Their Gadgets

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In their years of trying to build a modern home in Washington D.C., architect Jordan Goldstein and his wife, Laurie, encountered ruthless bidding wars, restrictive zoning laws, and tiny lots. Then they looked beyond the Beltway. "Both my wife and I felt we should find a raw piece of land so we can start from scratch instead of dealing with constraints and existing infrastructure," Goldstein explains. 

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Diana Budds
A New York-based writer, Diana studied art history and environmental policy at UC Davis.

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