Readers interested in being spoon-fed might find this novel a treat, but those seeking polished work worthy of a “ New York Times bestselling author” might want to keep looking. Long on architectural detail but short on literary crafting and editing, The Fallen Architect is riddled with stereotypical characters including poofs, a happy Pygmy, and a sourpuss Scot redundancies including “whole entire,” “strong stentorian,” “clomped loudly” and clichés including grinning from ear to ear, pea-soup fog, dressed to the nines, so the manuscript retains that fresh, first-draft feel. The prologue reveals that the architect is innocent and throughout the book, the author further helps the reader along by providing summary narrative that interprets, explains, or blurts out elements of story or character development that readers might otherwise have to come to by seeing characters interact in scenes. The only question is Who put them up to it?Īuthor Charles Belfoure is an architect by profession, and his book is replete with details about theater architecture, including backstage structure and details of the variety shows and artistes of the time. On conveniently finding a second skeleton wearing a ring that identifies the victim as one of Layton’s former associates, Layton immediately knows that these two men were responsible for sabotaging that balcony segment. While exploring the edifice, he discovers a skeleton hidden within a wall. Carol Sente is the Marketing Director for Sente & Rubel Ltd., Architects. He creates a new identity and takes a job as a set painter for a variety theater. After serving five years, the reviled Layton, now called The Butcher of the West End, begins a new life with only the tweed suit on his back and the fifty-eight pound notes in his pocket. She asked intuitive questions, introduced impactful ideas and worked with me to crystalize. Carol helped to condense a complicated series of goals into a workable format for a productive meeting. I engaged the services of Carol Sente Consulting to assist in planning a full day workshop. 2 3 She became the first woman to design a federal building 4 when commissioned as architect for the Oklahoma City Federal Building, which replaced the bombed Alfred P. She is the 2023 winner of the AIA Gold Medal. Biography Email to notify us of updates to this biography. Carol Ross Barney FAIA (born 1949) is an American architect and the founder and Design Principal of Ross Barney Architects. Sente did not seek re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2018. When a section of the Britannia Empire Theater’s balcony collapses, killing fourteen theatergoers, architect Douglas Layton is convicted of murder. Crystalize complex concepts into a manageable process. Carol Sente is a former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 59 from 2009 to 2019.
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