Brian Curran Jr. developed a passion for historic buildings growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, and later living in Prague. He gained his B.A. in Russian Studies from Fordham University and his M.S. in Historic Preservation from Columbia University. He served as the Director of Projects for the World Monuments Fund in Britain working on conservation projects in Great Britain, Ireland and Russia. Today he is the American West Coast Consultant for the World Monuments Fund and now works on writing and conservation projects in Los Angeles. Currently working on a project with Octagon Productions in the UK.

Brian has written three books with Colin Amery, Vanishing Histories, The Lost World of Pompeii and the forthcoming St. Petersburg Lost and Found. All available through Frances Lincoln Publishers.