Plan of Chicago Prepared Under the Direction of the Commercial Club During the Years 1906, 1907, and 1908

by Daniel Hudson Burnham, Edward H. Bennett, Commercial club of Chicago. (Creator)

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Genres: Architecture, Nonfiction, History, Engineering

290 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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