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The National Building Museum’s exhibition, David Macaulay: The Art of Drawing Architecture not only showcases the work of David Macaulay, but also explores his drawing and research process. In fact, you can see David Macaulay’s process in this video (6 min. 39 sec.) taken during one of Macaulay’s demonstrations at The Big Draw held at the Museum on June 23, 2007.

David Macaulay at The Big Draw

Video from the National Building Museum

Presenter(s): David Macaulay
Date Recorded: June 23, 2007
Duration: 00:06:39

David Macaulay leads visitors in sketching exercises just for fun and as a new way of seeing and responding to their surroundings during the 2007 Big Draw event.

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