FRANCIS D.K. CHING is the bestselling author of numerous books on architecture and design, all published by Wiley. His works have been translated into many languages and are regarded as classics for their renowned graphic presentation. He is a registered architect and a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he teaches architecture and design drawing.

CORKY BINGGELI, ASID, is a practicing interior designer and teaches in the interior design program at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. She is the author of Building Systems for Interior Designers, published by Wiley.