Wayne Kalayjian is a civil and structural engineer who has designed and built all kinds of buildings, bridges, and tunnels around the world. Of them all, his most memorable was moving an historic lighthouse to safety and away from its precarious perch on Cape Cod National Seashore. He has a special attachment to Boston’s historic North End, too, where as project manager during the Big Dig he led the effort to preserve and protect its many distinctive neighborhoods. In his book, Saving Michelangelo's Dome, Wayne has tried to create a similar sense of daring, drama, and uncertainty – as well as a colorful cast of characters – which to him make the world of construction so compelling.
