{"product_id":"the-plan-of-chicago-daniel-burnham-and-the-remaking-of-the-american-city-chicago-visions-and-revisions","title":"The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City (Chicago Visions and Revisions)","description":"Arguably the most influential document in the history of urban planning, Daniel Burnham’s 1909 Plan of Chicago, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, proposed many of the city’s most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier. Carl Smith’s fascinating history reveals the Plan’s central role in shaping the ways people envision the cityscape and urban life itself.\n\nSmith’s concise and accessible narrative begins with a survey of Chicago’s stunning rise from a tiny frontier settlement to the nation’s second-largest city. He then offers an illuminating exploration of the Plan’s creation and reveals how it embodies the renowned architect’s belief that cities can and must be remade for the better. The Plan defined the City Beautiful movement and was the first comprehensive attempt to reimagine a major American city. Smith points out the ways the Plan continues to influence debates, even a century after its publication, about how to create a vibrant and habitable urban environment.\n\nRichly illustrated and incisively written, his insightful book will be indispensable to our understanding of Chicago, Daniel Burnham, and the emergence of the modern city.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0226764729\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0226764729.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Smith, Carl\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41499343126586,"sku":"DBV.0226764729.G","price":7.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0226764729-0.jpg?v=1783025155","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-plan-of-chicago-daniel-burnham-and-the-remaking-of-the-american-city-chicago-visions-and-revisions","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}