A scene in London: I doubt the difference in styles means anything much, but the classical stone building on the left is the Institution of Civil Engineers, while the Victorian red-brick building on the right is the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The buildings are two short blocks from the Houses of Parliament, which is to say they are about as centrally located as it’s possible to be.
The ASCE is somewhat less impressive, located in a suburban office building off the Dulles Airport Access Road. I’m not saying that the elegance of a professional organization’s headquarters has any deep meaning, but I will say that it is a pleasure as a civil engineer to walk into the ICE headquarters.
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