Albert Lorenz, known for his intricate and complex drawings, is the author of several books, Metropolis—Ten Cities Ten Centuries (1996), House (1998), Jack and the Beanstalk (2000), and A Journey to Cahokia (2004), all published by Harry N. Abrams.

He is the creator of the popular “Buried Blueprints” puzzle series and has won numerous honors and awards for his illustrations, including the Gold Medal from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators for his illustrations from Metropolis. His work has been published in the New York Times, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Architectural Record, and many other periodicals. He has received commissions from the American Institute of Architects, the New York Museum of Modern Art, and the New York American Museum of Natural History.

Lorenz recently retired from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY where he was Institute Distinguished Professor. He now teaches illustration at Adelphi University on Long Island and is working on a new book The Trojan Horse to be published September 2004. In addition, he continues to develop new fantasy images for his series “Legends Around the World”.

Current members of the Albert Lorenz Studio, formed in 1971, are Joy Schleh and Kirsten Guerin.