In 1909 in the Plan of Chicago, Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett responded to large problems in the city and its region—problems that included the lack of public open and green spaces, and an ill-coordinated relationship of the city to its region. Join panelists: Diane Dillon, The Newberry Library; Ann Durkin Keating, North Central College; and Joyce O’Keefe, Openlands, for a discussion about the aesthetic ideas Burnham drew upon, how his ideas for a more beautiful and verdant city encompassed the metropolitan region and how environmental questions raised in Burnham and Bennett’s Plan are being addressed today.
This program is part of a public program series co-sponsored by the Burnham Plan Centennial and the Newberry Library, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities designed to enhance the Make Big Plans exhibit.
This program is also being offered:
- July 23, 7:00 pm at the Arlington Heights Memorial Public Library
- Tuesday, September 29, 7:00 pm at the Orland Park Public Library
- Thursday, October 22, 7:00 pm at th Chicago Public Library, Vodak-East Side Branch
This program was offered on these dates:
Monday, July 20, 2009 7:00pm
Wheaton Public Library
Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm; Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 1pm-5pm
Website: http://www.wheatonlib.org
Location:
Wheaton Public Library
225 N. Cross Street
Wheaton, IL
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