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The Plan of Chicago : Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City by Carl Smith

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Author: Carl Smith
Number of Pages: 184 pages
Published Date: 13 Oct 2006
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Publication Country: Chicago, IL, United States
Language: English
Type: eBook
ISBN: 9780226764719
File Name: The.Plan.of.Chicago.Daniel.Burnham.and.the.Remaking.of.the.American.City.pdf
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Arguably the most influential document in the history of urban planning, Daniel Burnham s 1909 "Plan of Chicago," coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, proposed many of the city s most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier. Carl Smith s fascinating history reveals the "Plan" s central role in shaping the ways people envision the cityscape and urban life itself. Smith s concise and accessible narrative begins with a survey of Chicago s stunning rise from a tiny frontier settlement to the nation s second-largest city. He then offers an illuminating exploration of the "Plan" s creation and reveals how it embodies the renowned architect s belief that cities can and must be remade for the better. The "Plan "defined the City Beautiful movement and was the first comprehensive attempt to reimagine a major American city. Smith points out the ways the "Plan" continues to influence debates, even a century after its publication, about how to create a vibrant and habitableurban environment. Richly illustrated and incisively written, his insightful book will be indispensable to our understanding of Chicago, Daniel Burnham, and the emergence of the modern city."

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