Main entry:

Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912.

Title & Author:

Plan of Chicago / Daniel H. Burnham, Edward H. Bennett ; edited by Charles Moore ; with a new introduction by Kristen Schaffer.

Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©1993.

Description:

xvi, xviii, 164 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Notes:
Originally published: Chicago : Commercial Club, 1909.
Previous ed. cataloged under the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Errata slip inserted.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fabric of city life: the social agenda in Burnham's draft of the Plan of Chicago / Kristen Schaffer -- Origin of the plan of Chicago -- City planning in ancient and modern times -- Chicago, the metropolis of the middle west -- The Chicago Park system -- Transportation -- Streets within the city -- The heart of Chicago -- Plan of Chicago -- Appendix: Legal aspects of the plan of Chicago.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"It may not be an exaggeration to say that modern urban planning began with Daniel H. Burnham and Edward H. Bennett's Plan of Chicago. This landmark text, published in 1909, revolutionized urban design. Adopted by the city of Chicago, the plan had a major impact on its development, particularly that of the Lake Shore. This reprint makes available a book that still holds valuable lessons for today's architects and planners. The most visible document of the City Beautiful movement, the plan was also a hard-headed and practical approach to the problems of modern-day city planning. It detailed proposals for circulation, transportation facilities, civic buildings, and parks.
Plan of Chicago reproduces all 143 plates from the original, 48 in color. It also contains a plate of City Hall, rendered in color by Jules Guérin, that was omitted from the 1909 edition. Kristen Schaffer's new introduction examines Burham's handwritten draft of the book focusing on those parts that were edited out of the publication, to suggest a reinterpretation of the plan."--Jacket.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

1878271415
9781878271419

Subject:

City planning Illinois Chicago History 20th century.
Urbanisme - Illinois - Chicago - Histoire - 20e siècle.
Urbanisme Illinois Chicago Histoire 20e siècle.
City planning
Stadtplanung
Stedenbouw.
Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Ill.

Form/genre:

History
Books.

Added entries:

Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912.
Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954.
Moore, Charles, 1855-1942.
Commercial Club of Chicago.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 109098
Call No.: ID NA9127.C49 B8; ID:96-B1428
Status: Available