Mary Auld is a writer of children's information books, working over a broad range of subjects. She has been actively involved in music from an early age, both singing and playing the flute, on an amateur basis. She loves making music in a group, be that in an orchestra or a choir. Whether making music or writing children's books, her aim is to share her enthusiasm and inspire readers. Mary Auld is a pen name for Rachel Cooke, who is an honorary fellow of the English Association, in recognition of her editorial work in children's non-fiction.

• 1: What is architecture?2: Who was the first architect?3: Why doesn’t a building fall down?4: Did the little pigs build with poo?5: Can you ever have enough turrets?6: When is an onion a roof?7: Why are architects copycats?8: Can brutal be beautiful?9: Why try to scrape the sky?10: Can you fit over 100,000 bottoms on seats?11: Can a building fry an egg?12: Will future homes be hobbit houses?13: Quick-fire questions14: Glossary15: Further discovery16: Index