Burnham Plan for Chicago

The Burnham Plan Was Also the Bennett Plan

The 1909 Plan of Chicago is widely credited to Daniel Burnham. But Burnham's right-hand-man, Edward Bennett not only played a big role in writing the plan, he also helped put it into action.

July 7, 2009 - Chicago Tribune

The Burnham Plan in Miniature

The Chicago Architecture Foundation is showing a scale model of the Loop and nearby areas on Michigan Avenue.

June 8, 2009 - Chicago Tribune

Achieving Burnham's Green Vision for Chicago

Recognizing that urban greenery is crucial city dwellers' health and well-being, experts in Chicago spent the 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnham's "Plan of Chicago" by discussing ways to attain its vision.

February 18, 2009 - Medill Reports

A Year For City Ideas in Chicago

Chicago's 100-year anniversary of the Daniel Burnham city plan offers an opportunity to rethink how the city works and how it should look for the next 100, according to this piece from Blair Kamin.

January 13, 2009 - Chicago Tribune

Make No Little Plans, 100 Years Later

As the 100-year anniversary of the writing of the Burnham Plan for Chicago approaches, the city and its suburbs are thinking big about how to improve the city.

September 16, 2008 - Chicago Tribune

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