Carl Smith
Arguably the most influential document in the history of urban planning, Daniel Burnhamâ€™s 1909 ,Plan of Chicago,, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, proposed many of the cityâ€™s most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier. Carl Smithâ€™s fascinating history reveals the ,Plan,â€™s central role in shaping the ways people envision the cityscape and urban life itself.Â ,Smithâ€™s concise and accessible narrative begins with a survey of Chicagoâ€™s stunning rise from a tiny frontier settlement to the nationâ€™s second-largest city. He then offers an illuminating exploration of the ,Plan,â€™s creation and reveals how it embodies the renowned architectâ€™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 habitableÂ urban environment.Â ,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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The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City