Daniel Hudson Burnham had a profound impact on American cities, offering a vision of a civilized urban landscape that helped Americans make sense of their surroundings. He designed some of the world's first skyscrapers, led the construction of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, and created urban plans for various cities, essentially inventing the profession of urban planning. His work balanced opposing forces like practicality and idealism, business and art, and capitalism and democracy, all centered around the idea of a thriving urban community.
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
Daniel Hudson Burnham, a pioneering architect and planner, transformed urban design in the late 19th century by crafting a cohesive cityscape amidst the turmoil of rapid urbanization.
