Burnham of Chicago: Architect and Planner

by Thomas S. Hines

Book Overview

By the time he died in 1912, Daniel H. Burnham was one of the most famous architects in America as well as an internationally renowned city planner. A contemporary of Louis Sullivan and his student, Frank Lloyd Wright, Burnham has often been characterized as a betrayer of the Chicago school of architecture that Sullivan and Wright were instrumental in defining. Thomas Hines's book gives long-due emphasis to the artistry of Burnham and places his accomplishments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226341712
• ISBN13: 9780226341712
• Release Date: June 1979
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"