Making Big Plans for the Burnham Plan Centennial Lecture

In this illustrated lecture, Diane Dillon will introduce The Plan of Chicago, the landmark city plan published by Daniel Burnham and Edward H. Bennett in 1909. She will survey the major ideas set forth in the Plan and discuss their continuing relevance today. She will also talk about the various special exhibitions and public programs that will take place during the summer and fall of 2009 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Plan of Chicago.
 
Diane Dillon is Assistant Director of Research and Education at the Newberry Library. She is the co-curator of "Make Big Plans: Daniel Burnham's Vision of an American Metropolis," an exhibition about the 1909 Plan of Chicago which will be on display at the Elmhurst Public Library beginning in June 2009.