David Macaulay

David Macaulay
David Macaulay
	Macaulay in November 2012
Born	December 2, 1946; Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Occupation	Illustrator, writer
Education	Rhode Island School of Design (B.A.)
Genre	Picture books
Subject	Architecture, engineering, history
Notable works	Cathedral; Castle; The Way Things Work; Black and White;
Notable awards	MacArthur Fellows Program; Caldecott Medal; Horn Book Award; Christopher Award; American Institute of Architects Medal; Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis;

David Macaulay (born 2 December 1946) is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include Cathedral (1973), The Way Things Work (1988), and its updated revision The New Way Things Work (1998). His illustrations have been featured in nonfiction books combining text and illustrations explaining architecture, design, and engineering, and he has written a number of children's fiction books.

In 2006, Macaulay was a recipient of a MacArthur Fellows Program award and received the Caldecott Medal in 1991 for his book Black and White, published in 1990.

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