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Following Root’s premature death at the hands of pneumonia in 1891, the firm became known as D.H. Burnham and Co. Under the design influence of Root, the firm produced modern buildings as part of the Chicago School. Burnham and Root had accepted responsibility as chief of construction for the World Columbian Exposition on Chicago’s south lakefront. The largest world’s fair to that date, it celebrated the 400-year anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ famous voyage. After Root's death, plans were radically changed from Root's modern and colorful style to a Classical Revival style. Considered the first example of a comprehensive planning document in the nation, the fairground was complete with grand boulevards, classical building facades, and lush gardens. Often called the "White City", it popularized neoclassical architecture in a monumental and rational Beaux-ArtsBeaux Arts was an architectural style that was popular in the early twentieth century. The name comes from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where this style was practised. The emphasis was towards producing quick sketch schemes involving beautiful drawin plan. The remaining population of architects in the U.S. was soon asked by clients to incorporate similar elements into their designs.
In 1909Events January 5 Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. January 16 Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. January 28 United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War. February 12 The National, Burnham and assistant Edward H. Bennett prepared The Plan of Chicago, which laid out plans for the future of the city. It was the first comprehensive plan for the controlled growth of an American city; an outgrowth of the City Beautiful movementThe City Beautiful movement was a Progressive reform movement in North American architecture and urban planning that flourished in the 1890s and 1900s with the intent of using beautification and monumental grandeur in cities to counteract the perceived mo. The plan included ambitious proposals for the lakefront and river and declared that every citizen should be within walking distance of a park. Sponsored by the Commercial Club of Chicago [3], Burnham donated his services in hopes of furthering his own cause.
Plans and conceptual designs of the south lakefront[4] from the Exposition came in handy, as he envisioned Chicago being a "Paris on the Prairie". French inspired public works constructions, fountains, and boulevards radiating from a central, domed municipal palace became Chicago’s new backdrop. The plan set the standard for urban design, anticipating future need to control unexpected urban growth.
City planning projects did not stop at Chicago though; Burnham helped shape cities such as ClevelandThe city of Cleveland is the county seat of Cuyahoga County in the U. state of Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city proper had a total population of 478,403, making it second in population in the state to Columbus, Ohio. Greater Cleveland, however, inclu, San FranciscoFor other meanings, see San Francisco (disambiguation). Bay Bridge. In the distance is fog covering the western third of the city. Click for additional information The City and County of San Francisco (population 776,773), the fourth-largest city in the s, Washington, DCWashington, DC officially the District of Columbia (also known as DC Washington and, historically, the Federal City is the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America. Residents of the city and its surrounding suburbs refer to, and ManilaFor other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). Manila Maynila in Filipino) is the capital city of the Philippines. The city stands on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon. Despite pockets of grinding poverty, it is one of t in the Philippines. Much of his career work modeled the classical style of Greece and Rome. Louis Sullivan, considered by many to be the greatest architect from the Chicago School, chastised Burnham for his lack of original expression and dependence on Classicism. He claimed it would "set back architecture fifty years" - corporate America thought differently.
Burnham may not have ever said the most famous quote attributed to him: "Make no little plans. They have no magic to strike man's blood and probably will themselves not be realized." The quote, however, captures Burnham's architectural essence.
A man of influence, Burnham held many postitions during his lifetime, including two-time president of the American Institute of Architects[5]. In 1912, when he passed away in Heidelberg, Germany, D.H. Burnham and Co. was the world's largest architectural firm. Legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright eulogized, "(Burnham) made masterful use of the methods and men of his time...(as) an enthusiastic promoter of great construction enterprises...his powerful personality was supreme."
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