"The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City" by Carl Smith
Chicago Visions and Revisions
UniChi Press | 2006 | ISBN: 0226764710 9780226764719 | 203 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Author’s fascinating history reveals the Plan’s central role in shaping the ways people envision the cityscape and urban life itself. 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.
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 habitable urban environment.
Contents Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Planning Before the Plan
2. Antecedents and Inspirations
3. The City the Planners Saw
4. The Plan Comes Together
5. Creating the Plan
6. Reading the Plan
7. Promotion
8. Implementation
9. Heritage
Bibliographical Essay
Index
with TOC BookMarkLinks
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