Since completing his architectural thesis on the country house architecture of Long Island's Gold Coast in 1982 at the New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, Mr. Lawrance has lectured on the lost architecture of the Gilded Age for historical and garden societies, and preservation and arts groups and consults with preservation groups, scholars, and homeowners in researching the historical background of their properties. He has written articles on architecture and society for Architectural Digest and Quest magazine, co-authored the bestselling book "Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930", Acanthus Press 2007, and writes for his two blogs, Mansions of the Gilded Age and Houses of the Hamptons, in addition to founding and contributing to the very successful Mansions of the Gilded Age Facebook Group.