David Macaulay has built a career on giving people unique perspectives on structures and other infrastructure through his inimitable illustration style.

Author and illustrator of dozens of books, including the award-winning Cathedral, Underground, and The Way Things Work, Macaulay has a brilliant understanding of the intersection between art and engineering.

Macaulay will be bringing those insights to ASCE2027: The Infrastructure and Engineering Experience, March 1-5, in Philadelphia, as a keynote speaker. And in today's special presentation, he talks with David Odeh, himself a pioneer of structural visualization. Odeh is the structural lead for WSP, former president of the Structural Engineering Institute and ASCE board member, and for years has been on the forefront of the BIM revolution.

Macaulay and Odeh talk about the power of sketching and visual storytelling, as well as what people can expect from ASCE2027.

a David Macaulay pencil drawing of domes David Macaulay
David Macaulay's inimitable illustration style has become as iconic as the structures he draws.

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What’s Your Big Idea?

Big infrastructure challenges require big infrastructure solutions, and ASCE2027 is your place for those big ideas.

ASCE2027: The Infrastructure and Engineering Experience is a first-of-its-kind event, bringing together big thinkers from all across the infrastructure space, March 1-5, 2027, in Philadelphia. Pack your big ideas and join the discussion.

Learn more about ASCE2027: The Infrastructure and Engineering Experience.