Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City

Join Carl Smith, Professor, Northwestern University for an illustrated talk, based on his prize-winning book on the Plan.  Part of the Make BIg Plans exhibit region-wide program series, Smith will describe this document's fascinating history and explain its central role in shaping Chicago and American city life.
 
Legendary architect and city planner Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago, whose centennial is being observed this year, is arguably the most influential document in the history of American urban planning. Co-authored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, the 1909 Plan proposed what have become some of the city's most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile and Navy Pier.
 
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.