... the early 20th century- (www.ci.chi.il.us). In Burnham's later buildings, such as the towering Flatiron Building in New York City, the steel frame was hidden by traditional beaux-arts facing. He was also a member of the commission to enhance Washington D.C. Burnham's most famous project was his Plan of Chicago. "This comprehensive design was intended to forestall the chaos of ... son of a dancing teacher, was born in Boston on September 3, 1856. After studying architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he spent a year in Paris at the École Des Beaux-Arts and in the offi...

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