12021-01-26T17:13:32-06:00Jane Darcovich74607e991e3aae385523e2a142f659c2efe61099139plain2023-09-29T14:54:45-05:00Dan Harpereff3db32ed95b3efe91d381826e2c10c145cd452Daniel H. Burnham, an architect and city planner, designed several famous structures in Chicago, including the Montauk and Rookery buildings. In 1893, he designed the layout for the World’s Columbian Exposition with Frederick Law Olmsted and Dwight Perkins. Burnham is perhaps most famous for his urban planning projects for San Francisco, Washington D.C., and Chicago. His Plan of Chicago incorporated several key features of Dwight Perkins and Jens Jensen’s vision for a forest preserve district.
12021-03-02T09:46:20-06:00Daniel H. Burnham (1846-1912)5Daniel H. Burnham was a famed architect and city planner who designed several famous structures in Chicago, including the Montauk and the Rookery buildings. In 1893, he planned the layout for the World's Columbian Exposition with Frederick Law Olmsted and Dwight Perkins. Burnham is perhaps most famous for his urban planning schemes for San Francisco, Washington D.C., and Chicago. His Plan of Chicago incorporated several key features of Dwight Perkins and Jens Jensen's vision for a forest preserve district. Burnham died in 1912 before he could see the implementation of aspects of his design for Chicago. Image credit: Charles Moore, Daniel H. Burnham, Architect, Planner of Cities, volume 1, 1921, frontispiece. Lawrence J. Gutter Collection of Chicagoana, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois Chicago Library.plain2023-09-15T15:45:05-05:00
