Plan of Chicago

by Daniel Hudson Burnham

This full-sized, four-color replica edition of legendary urban designer Daniel Burnham's groundbreaking vision for a new Chicago marks the 2009 centennial of its original publication. If urban planners now talk about ecological responsibility and the necessity of green space in the built environment, Burnham deserves much of the credit for showing us the way.

With a new introductory essay by Northwestern professor Carl Smith. Published in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago and the Chicago History Museum.

Genres: Architecture, Nonfiction, History, Engineering

275 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1970

Reviews

[JujuReads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mind you I only read this because of Urbanística 1 otherwise I would have never grabbed it.

This is actually a very good book, very descriptive and very helpful and direct with lots of images and diagrams to help envision the plan. And because of the way it’s written it doesn’t really seem that much of a burden to read it. But sometimes it feels a bit repetitive idk if it’s because so many streets and lakes but 🤷🏽‍♀️

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

So Ann Arbor was being run-over by out-of-town deep-pocketed developers who were maximizing every square foot for the least amount of money. Street-scape and aesthics were left behind. Another ugly cement hulk was eating-up sky and our family went to Chicago. What a difference!

A book of which few city officials know that prescribes an urban aesthic BEFORE building begins.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

The paintings and illustrations are gorgeous. The prose is flowery. Was interesting to find out what parts of the plan were actually implemented and what wasn't (like the grandiose, out of proportion Civic Center).

[Kar Wai Ng · Rating 2 out of 5]

informative

[Rossana]

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