The Burnham Plan Centennial - Bold Plans, Big Dreams

Calendar & Projects

ALL CALENDAR ITEMS ARE FROM 2009. PLEASE CHECK WITH PROGRAM PARTNERS FOR CURRENT COSTS AND DATES.

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

The Chicago Public Library's One Book One Chicago fall programming offers multiple opportunities to view  this film which explores the fascinating life and complex legacy of Daniel Hudson Burnham and how his vision to organize the chaos of 19th century America shaped the nation's towns and cities for generations.

The film, the first full-length documentary about Burnham, was directed by Judith McBrien and produced by The Archimedia Workshop in consultation with Kartemquin Films.

Upcoming showings are:

  • September 15, 6 p.m. at Harold Washington Library Center, Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605
  • October 1, 6:30 p.m. at the Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625
  • October 7, 6:30 p.m. at Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60628

Click here to view a video preview.

There is an additional screening on Sunday, October 25 at the DuSable Museum.

 

Program Partners

Chicago Public Library

The Chicago Public Library celebrates the Burnham Plan with the selection of Carl Smith's book, The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City for its award-winning program, One Book, One Chicago. Smith's book will be ...[MORE]

Archimedia Workshop

The Archimedia Workshop was formed in June 2003 as a 501(c)(3) not for profit media production company in order to produce programming about architecture, history and urban design. The purposes of the Archimedia Workshop are to "establish and ...


This program was offered on these dates:
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:00pm
Thursday, October 1, 2009 6:30pm
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 6:30pm

Chicago Public Library

Cost: Free event, no reservations required.

Contact: (312) 747-8191

Website: http://www.chipublib.org; www.thearchimediaworkshop.org

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