1. modern achitecture
During the early twentieth century architecture took a new turn into the more modern way, with clean lines and a new influence of nature, which resulted in a new era of design as a whole. ... Daniel Burnham, architect and urban planner, was born in Henderson, New York. ... 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. ... Burnham also designed plans for the cities of Baltimore, Maryland; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio and San Francisco, California, and did plans for Manila and other c...
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