[Kieri]

I've always been a fan of Macaulay's books, but my own art focuses on B&W illustration, so that might be why. Macaulay has a terrific eye for detail and if you look at his work overall, he shows more reverence for buildings than he does for the philosophy and/or religion that inspired him.

[fortunecookie]

I, too, have seen and enjoyed a couple of his books. They are fascinating. From an architectural standpoint. But I tend to think that this book will be used as just a soft-sell of Islam aimed at kids who can enjoy his book in their public schools, while 'Christian' themed books are verboten. I hope the schools will offer 'Cathedral' next to 'Mosque', but I wonder how long it will take for some irate (read: idiot) parent to complain about the separation of church and state with regard to Cathedral while lauding the multiculturalism of Mosque. All these intricacies will be lost on the kids who will only be fascinated by the Mosque book and get that the Cathedral book is banned.