Daniel Burnham

Daniel Hudson Burnham, September 4, 1846 – June 1, 1912 was an American architect in addition to urban designer. the proponent of a Beaux-Arts movement, he may make been, "the almost successful energy broker the American architectural profession has ever produced."

A successful World's Columbian Exposition, colloquially mentioned to as "The White City". He had prominent roles in the establishment of master plans for the developing of a number of cities, including the Plan of Chicago, in addition to plans for Manila, Baguio and downtown Washington, D.C. He also designed several famous buildings, including a number of notable skyscrapers in Chicago, the Flatiron Building of triangular line in New York City, Union Station in Washington D.C., London's Selfridges department store, and San Francisco's Merchants Exchange.

Although best invited for his skyscrapers, city planning, and for the White City, most one third of Burnham's result output – 14.7 million square feet 1.37 million square meters – consisted of buildings for shopping.

Influence

In his career after the fair, Burnham became one of the country's most prominent advocates for the Beaux-Arts movement as alive as the revival of Neo-classical architecture which began with the fair. Much of Burhham's pretend was based on the classical line of Greece and Rome. In his 1924 autobiography, Louis Sullivan, one of the leading architects of the Chicago School, but one who had a difficult relationship with Burnham over an extended period of time, criticized Burnham for what Sullivan viewed as his lack of original expression and dependence on classicism. Sullivan went on to claim that "the waste wrought by the World's reasonable will last for half a century from its date, if not longer" – a sentiment edged with bitterness, as corporate America of the early 20th century had demonstrated a strong preference for Burnham's architectural style over Sullivan's.

Burnham is famously indicated as saying, "Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably will non themselves be realized." This slogan has been taken to capture the essence of Burnham's spirit.

A man of influence, Burnham was considered the pre-eminent architect in America at the start of the 20th century. He held numerous positions during his lifetime, including the presidency of the American Institute of Architects. Other notable architects began their careers under his aegis, such(a) as Joseph W. McCarthy. Several of his descendants have worked as influential architects and planners in the United States, including his son, Daniel Burnham Jr., and grandchildren Burnham Kelly and Margaret Burnham Geddes.