{"product_id":"plans-of-chicago-robert-samuel-roche-9780615282206","title":"Plans of Chicago","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis year Chicago celebrates the centennial of the publication of the visionary \u003ci\u003ePlan of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eDaniel Burnham and his coauther, Edward Bennett, reimagined the American city as a vibrant, interconnected whole. Their \u003ci\u003ePlan\u003c\/i\u003e is responsible for much of Chicago's public character, including its open lakefront and expansive park system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlans of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e, the inaugural publication of the Chicago-based Architects Research Foundation, uses the 1909 \u003ci\u003ePlan\u003c\/i\u003e as a precedent for reconnecting Chicago's center to outlying suburbs. As in Burnham's \u003ci\u003ePlan, \u003c\/i\u003e improved transportation and park systems will make Chicago both \"the city that works\" and a \"City Beautiful.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Samuel Roche and Aric Lasher begin with a careful assessment of the \u003ci\u003ePlan\u003c\/i\u003e's implementation. Along the way they identify Chicago's persistent planning problems, and then compare the \u003ci\u003ePlan of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e to other proposals, including those by Frank Lloyd Wright, Jens Jensen, Walter Burley Griffin, Eliel Saarinen, and Ludwig Hilberseimer. This historical analysis is the point of departure for the book's second part, which offers a new plan for managing Chicago's future growth. The authors reframe the central city's relationship to the larger Chicagoland area, proposing new designs for Grant Park and Congress Street and new planning models for urban neighborhoods and the suburbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 130 exquisite illustrations, including reproductions of Jules Guerin's famous watercolors--collected here in full color for the first time--as well as original drawings by Aric Lasher, \u003ci\u003ePlans of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in a series by the Foundation on Chicago architecture and urbanism. Its practical, viable proposals for city living chart a path for Chicago's future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Samuel Roche, Aric Lasher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615282202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615282206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Architects Research Foundation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.30h x 9.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Robert Samuel Roche","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076646727935,"sku":"9780615282206","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30394bfd-d24e-4d93-a58d-8de3527ab157.jpg?v=1685466081","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plans-of-chicago-robert-samuel-roche-9780615282206","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}