Cities of the Future

ASCE and MacGillivray Freeman Films – the team that brought Dream Big: Engineering Our World to giant screens around the world – have united to produce a new film inspired by ASCE’s Future World Vision initiative: Cities of the Future.

Now in theaters

Dream bigger!

Featuring five young ASCE members working to solve the world’s most pressing challenges with inspiring solutions, the film also follows a team of middle school students as they compete in the Future City Competition and uses jaw-dropping CGI and the immersive size and sound of the IMAX experience to allow audiences to “step into the future.” Science centers and museums around the world have already booked the film.

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Bring Cities of the Future to your community

Spark enthusiasm for Cities of the Future within your local ASCE section, branch, younger member group, or student chapter with these resources at your next event.

Showcase engineering innovation

ASCE is offering grants to ASCE groups for film screenings and outreach events highlighting the vital role of civil engineering in communities. Apply to feature the film at an upcoming event.

Inspire a kid to be an engineer – help them see ‘Cities of the Future’

With a donation to the ASCE Foundation, you'll make possible free screenings of the exciting giant-screen Cities of the Future for students in underserved communities.

Cities of the Future

ASCE and MacGillivray Freeman Films – the team that brought Dream Big: Engineering Our World to giant screens around the world – have united to produce a new film inspired by ASCE’s Future World Vision initiative: Cities of the Future.

Dream bigger!

Get future-ready