An architect by profession, Charles Belfoure has published several architectural histories, including co-authoring The Baltimore Rowhouse. He is a James Marston Fitch Foundation Fellow and has received a grant from the Graham Foundation for research on the architecture of American banks. A graduate of the Pratt Institute and Columbia University, he taught at Pratt as well as Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland. His area of specialty is historic preservation. He has been a freelance writer for the Baltimore Sun and the New York Times and is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Paris Architect as well as House of Thieves. Connect with him on Facebook at facebook.com/CharlesBelfoureAuthor.