Francis D.K. Ching is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Washington. He is the author or coauthor of numerous architecture and design books, including Architectural Graphics; Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; A Global History of Architecture; Interior Design Illustrated; and Building Construction Illustrated, all from Wiley.
It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings. (Ad-Hoc-News, 22 November 2011)